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N.Vengatesan v. G.Prakash

Madras HC13 Jun 2025CONT P(MD)/996/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench); Cont.P.(MD)No.996 of 2025; contempt of court; Section 11, Contempt of Court Act, 1971; willful and deliberate disobedience; WP(MD)No.11995 of 2024 order dated 11.06.2024; TNPSC; Tamil Nadu Secretariat HR&M Department; SLP(Civil) Diary Nos.8574/2025 before Supreme Court; stay granted; contempt petition closed; liberty to file fresh contempt petition subject to SLP outcome; no costs; R.N.Manjula, J.; decided 13.06.2025.

What did the court decide?

Contempt petition closed, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition subject to the outcome of the SLP filed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court; no costs. ¶26

N.Vengatesan Vs G.Prakash — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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Cont.P.(MD)No.996 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 13.06.2025

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA

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Cont.P.(MD)No.996 of 2025

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1.N.Vengatesan

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2.K.Esakki Muthu ... Petitioners

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1.G.Prakash, Deputy Secretary, Human Resource and Management Department, The State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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2.S.Gopala Sundara Raj, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC Road, Broadway, Chennai - 600 003. ... Contemnors / Respondents

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Prayer : This Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971 to punish the Contemnors / Respondents for the deliberate and willful disobedience of the common order dated 11.06.2024 passed by this Court in WP(MD)No.11995 of 2024.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Cont.P.(MD)No.996 of 2025

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mohamed Zamil

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For Respondent : Mr.A.Oliraja - for R1 Government Advocate Mr.V.Paneerselvam - for R2

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O R D E R

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This Contempt Petition is filed to punish the Contemnors / Respondents for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court made in WP(MD)No.11995 of 2024 dated 11.06.2024.

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today (13.06.2025), learned Government Advocate appearing for the first respondent submitted that a SLP has been preferred before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in S.L.P(Civil) Diary Nos.8574/2025 as against the order made in the Writ Petition and an order of stay has been passed.

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