Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.02.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 R.Santhanagopalan ...Petitioner Vs 1.Thiru.Udhayachandran, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009 [Formerly designated as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009]. 2.Smt.B.Jothi Nirmalasamy I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. [Formerly designated as Principal Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009]. 3.Thiru.Dheeraj Kumar I.A.S., Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 4.Thiru.Rasal Das Solomon, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes [Computer Applications] Greams Road, Chennai – 600 006. ...Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents for committing contempt of court by willfully disobeying the order of this Court in W.P.No.21837 of 2017 dated 25.01.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Prem Narayan For Respondents : Mr.C.Harsha Raj Additional Government Pleader ORDER The present Contempt Petition is filed seeking to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of Court by disobeying the order passed by this Court dated 25.01.2023 in W.P.No.21837 of 2017. 2.The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that as against the order passed in W.P.No.21837 of 2017, they have preferred a Writ Appeal in W.A.No.747 of 2024, along with an application in C.M.P.No.5000 of 2024, wherein the Hon'ble Division Bench has passed an order of interim stay. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 3. When the Hon'ble Division Bench has taken cognizance of the appeal and has proceeded with it, it would not be appropriate for this Court to parallelly proceed with the Contempt Petition. However, if liberty is granted to the petitioner to workout his remedies, after final orders are passed in the Writ Appeal, a balance can be struck. 4. Accordingly, the Contempt Petition stands closed with liberty to the petitioner to workout his remedies subject to the outcome of the Writ Appeal. Consequently, the connected sub application is closed. 21.02.2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order hvk 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 To 1.Thiru.Udhayachandran, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009 [Formerly designated as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009]. 2.Smt.B.Jothi Nirmalasamy I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. [Formerly designated as Principal Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009]. 3.Thiru.Dheeraj Kumar I.A.S., Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005. 4.Thiru.Rasal Das Solomon, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes [Computer Applications] Greams Road, Chennai – 600 006. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 M.S. RAMESH,J. hvk Cont.P.No.28 of 2024 21.02.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis