The court closed a contempt petition after the respondents filed a compliance report regarding an earlier order. The judge directed the Education Department to pay pending monetary benefits to the teacher within 12 weeks.
Complaint of non-compliance dismissed; direction to pay due salary within 12 weeks.
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Cont.P.(MD)No.1777 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 29.08.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Cont.P.(MD)No.1777 of 2024 in
W.A.(MD)No.2192 of 2023
L.Princeton Fernando
... Petitioner
-vs-
1.Muthusamy,
Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.
... Respondents
PRAYER: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the contemnors / respondents for their deliberate and wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.A.(MD)No.2192 of 2023, dated 21.12.2023.
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For Petitioner : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar
For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. ]
The learned Special Government Pleader has produced the proceedings
of the Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, dated 28.08.2024, which discloses that the order dated 21.12.2023, made in W.A.(MD)No.2192 of 2023, has been complied with and approval has been granted.
2 . In view of the same, the Contempt Petition is closed.
3 . Considering the reputation of the Education Department in not
paying salary to approved teachers for several years, which we have noticed in several other cases, we make use of this opportunity to direct the Department to pay all the monetary benefits that will be due to the teacher / L.Princeton Fernando, within a period of 12 weeks from today and file a compliance report to that effect in this Court.
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4 . Post the Contempt Petition on 22.11.2024 '' for reporting
compliance ''.
NCC : No [R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.] Index : No 29.08.2024 smn2
To:-
1.Muthusamy, Chief Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.
The District Educational Officer, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.
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Cont.P.(MD)No.1777 of 2024
R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
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Cont.P.(MD)No.1777 of 2024 in W.A.(MD)No.2192 of 2023
29.08.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition shall remain closed upon compliance with the prior order and whether departmental delay in payment shall be addressed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
L. Princeton Fernando
Muthusamy
Alaguraj
R.SUBRAMANIAN
L.VICTORIA GOWRI
As recorded by the court registry
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