Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench - Cont.P.(MD)No.2968 of 2025, decided 07.11.2025 by B.PUGALENDHI, J. Contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by Lakshmanan against officials of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (Managing Director, General Manager (Administration), Regional Manager) alleging non-compliance with the order dated 22.12.2021 in WP.(MD)No.21167 of 2021 concerning relaxation of age limit for 2018-2019 recruitment of seasonal/paddy-procurement workers. Held: the writ order was a suggestion, not a direction; no contempt made out; petition dismissed. Cross-referenced: WP.(MD)No.2357 of 2020 etc. (claims of similarly placed workers rejected).
What did the court decide?
The order dated 22.12.2021 in WP.(MD)No.21167 of 2021 was only a suggestion to the Management to consider the petitioner's case (he having been only a seasonal employee) for the recruitment of the year 2018-2019 by relaxing the age limit; it was not a direction.