Contempt petition alleging non-payment of gratuity despite a common order in writ petitions concerning Jeppiaar SRR Engineering College employees. The respondent reported that the petitioner's gratuity had been paid and acknowledged. The Court closed the contempt petition as nothing survived.
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Contempt Petition No.2297 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 05.08.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA
Contempt Petition No.2297 of 2025
D.J.Hani Mary Sheniha ... Petitioner
Vs.
Mr.s.Arunraj, I.A.S., District Collector District Collectorate Campus Chengalpet District Chengalpet – 603 001. ... Respondent
Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent herein for committing contempt of Court by willfully disobeying the order of this Court in W.P.No.30858 of 2024 dated 23.10.2024.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Ganapatheeswaran
For Respondent : Ms.M.Jayanthy Additional Government Pleader
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ORDER
The contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience by the respondent in complying with the order of this Court in W.P.No.30858 of 2024 dated 23.10.2024.
2.The learned appearing for the petitioner would submit that a few employees of the Jeppiaar SRR Engineering College, Padur, had filed separate writ petitions before this Court seeking recovery of gratuity amount. This Court on 23.10.2024 had taken up all the writ petitions viz., W.P.Nos.30858, 30862, 30864, 30866 & 30867 of 2024 for hearing, and by a common order dated 23.10.2024, had disposed of the same. The orders of this Court has been complied with respect to other staff except the petitioner herein, whose gratuity dues alone has not been settled till date.
the respondent would submit that the petitioner herein, who is the last person in the aforesaid batch, has also been paid with her gratuity amounts and the same has been acknowledged by the petitioner herein. This was
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intimated to the Office of the Government Pleader vide the proceedings of the respondent in RC.No.11541/2024/U3, dated 04.08.2025 enclosing the details of payment and the acknowledgment.
05.08.2025
Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No ds To:
The District Collector District Collectorate Campus Chengalpet District Chengalpet – 603 001.
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P.T. ASHA, J,
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent willfully disobeyed the Court's order dated 23.10.2024 in W.P.No.30858 of 2024 by not paying the petitioner's gratuity.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
D.J.Hani Mary Sheniha
Arunraj, I.A.S., District Collector
P.T. Asha
As recorded by the court registry
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