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L.Nagaraj v. a.Karthik IAS

Madras HC25 Aug 2025CONT P/701/2024

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What is this about?

Contempt petition — willful disobedience of order dated 31.07.2023 in W.P.No.21659 of 2023 — Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — representation not considered — promotion only by direct promotion — promotion to be considered without time limit — petition earlier closed 24.06.2024 and re-opened — no merits — petition closed — Higher Education Department — Tamilnadu Teacher-s Education University — Madras High Court.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner, by merely giving a representation to consider his case, cannot improve his case stage by stage. ¶28

L.Nagaraj Vs a.Karthik IAS — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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Cont.P.No.701 of 2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 25.08.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR

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Cont.P.No.701 of 2024

L.Nagaraj

... Petitioner

versus

1.Thiru.A.Karthik, I.A.S. The Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai ~ 600 009.

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2.Prof.N.Ramakrishnan, The Registrar, Tamilnadu Teacher-s Education University, Karapakkam,

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Chennai - 600 097.

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... Respondents

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Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 31.07.2023 passed in W.P.No.21659 of 2023.

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For Petitioner : Mr.C.Kasirajan For Respondents : Mr.D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader

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O R D E R

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The contempt petition has been filed to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 31.07.2023 passed in W.P.No.21659 of 2023.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents and perused the documents placed on record.

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Earlier this Court has closed the present Contempt Petition on 24.06.2024

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and thereafter, re-opened it. Now, it is the contention of the petitioner that his representation has not been considered. The grievance of the petitioner is that he should be promoted only by way of direct promotion, however, the learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that representation was considered and communication was also sent and stated that promotion will be considered, however, there cannot be any time limit.

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In such view of the matter, this Court is of the view that the petitioner by

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merely giving a representation to consider his case, cannot improve his case stage by stage. Hence I do not find any merits in the present contempt petition and the same stands closed.

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25.08.2025

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Speaking order / Non~speaking order Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No

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ssd

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1.Thiru.A.Karthik, I.A.S. The Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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2.Prof.N.Ramakrishnan, The Registrar, Tamilnadu Teacher-s Education University, Karapakkam, Chennai - 600 097.

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