The petitioner filed a contempt petition for disobedience of a previous order requiring revival of service and retirement benefits. The respondent Government Pleader submitted a Government Order revoking suspension and permitting retirement, leading to the closure of the petition.
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CONT.P.(MD)No.785 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 19.07.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
CONT.P.(MD)No.785 of 2022 in WP(MD) No.696 of 2020
S.Selvaraj ...Petitioner/Petitioner
Vs.
Mrs.B.Jothi Nirmalsamy, IAS, The Principal Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
...Contemnor/1st Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 10 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the contemnor for the deliberate and wilfull disobedience of the order dated 17.12.2021 passed by this Court in W.P(MD) No.696 of 2020.
For Petitioner :Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar for M/s.Ajmal Associates
For Respondent :Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
This contempt petition is filed that the order of this Court in
W.P(MD) No.696 of 2020 dated 17.12.2021 has not been complied with.
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2.Today(19.07.2022), when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that in pursuant to the order of this Court and after due examination, the Government have decided to cancel the punishment of “removal from service” imposed on the petitioner and to permit him to retire from service from the date of his superannuation on 31.05.2012A.N, by revoking the suspension order, enabling him to receive his retiral benefits, as per Government Order in G.O.(2D) No.51, Commercial Taxes and Registration (A1) Department, dated 15.07.2022. Copy of the above Government order has also been produced before this Court.
3.Recording the aforesaid submission made by the learned
Additional Government Pleader, this contempt petition is closed.
19.07.2022
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To
The Principal Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
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B.PUGALENDHI, J.
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ORDER MADE IN CONT.P.(MD)No.785 of 2022
19.07.2022
S.Selvaraj
Mrs.B.Jothi Nirmalsamy
B.Pugalandhi
As recorded by the court registry
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