Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.08.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 in W.P(MD)No.8569 of 2016 Dr.S.Sidhardhan, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli - 627 007, Tirunelveli District. ... Petitioner Vs 1. Mr.A.Karthick, I.A.S., State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Secretary to Government, Higher Education (11) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. Mr.K. Veera Ragava Rao, I.A.S., Director of Technical Education, Office of the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai-600 025. ... Respondents 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 Prayer: Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, to punish the respondents 1 and 2 for willful disobedience of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P(MD) No.8569 of 2016 dated 07.06.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Krishnasamy For Respondents : Mr.D.Veera Kathiravan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.B.Ramanathan Additional Government Pleader ORDER (Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondents would submit that this Court while disposing W.P(MD)No.8569 of 2016 vide order dated 07.06.2023 had directed the respondents to comply the order in terms of paragraph 13 of the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai. 2. Based on that, the order of this Court has been complied with in terms of paragraph 13 of the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai and the respondents has 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 issued G.O.(D).No.229 Higher Education (11) Department dated 31.07.2003. Relevant portion of the said G.O is extracted below:- “12. bjhHpy;El;g fy;tp ,af;Feupd; fUj;JUtpid nkny VHhtjhf gof;fg;gl;l ePjpkd;w jPh;gghizapd; mog;gilapy; guprPyid bra;j muR mjid Vw;W jpUbey;ntyp murpdh; bghwpapay; fy;Yhupapy; mikg;gpay; Jiwapy; jw;bghGJ nguhrpupauhf gzpg[upa[k; Kidtu; v!;/rpj;jhu;j;jd; mth;fSf;F 2014-15Mk; Mz;ow;F btspaplg;gl;l mikg;gpay; Jiw nguhrpupah; gjtpf;fhd nju;e;j gl;oay; kw;Wk; gjtpa[au;t[ Mizfspy; [murhiz (epiy) vz;/98, cah;fy;tp (I1)Jiw. Ehs;/22.04.2016 kw;Wk; murhiz (epiy) vz;/99, cah;fy;tp (I1)Jiw. Ehs;/22.04.2016], ml;ltizapy;. Tupir vz;/3 kw;Wk; 4,y; cs;s jpU/g;gp/o/mUikuh$; kw;Wk; jpUkjp/v!;/b $ae;jp mtu;fSf;F ,ilapy;. jdpau; bghUl;L. jkpH;ehL fy;tp gzpfSf;fhd rpwg;g[ tpjpfspy; tpjp 6(a)- it jsu;t[ bra;J tupir vz;/3A ,y; jpU/v!;/rpj;jhu;j;jd; vd;gtupd; bgaupid nru;j;J 22.04.2016-y; ,Ue;J fUj;jpayhf mikg;gpay; Jiw nguhrpupauhf gjtpa[au;t[ tH';fyhk; vd;Wk;. 2017-18 Mk; Mz;ow;F btspaplg;gl;l murpdu; bghwpapay; fy;Yhupfspy;. Kjy;tu; gjtpf;fhd nju;e;j gl;oay; kw;Wk; gjtpa[au;t[ Mizfspy; [murhiz (epiy) vz;/6, cah;fy;tp (I1)Jiw. Ehs;/06.01.2018 kw;Wk; murhiz (epiy) vz;/7, cah;fy;tp (I1)Jiw. Ehs;/06.01.2018], ml;ltizapy;. tupir vz;/8 kw;Wk; 9,y; cs;s jkpUkjp/tp/vk;/rhe;jp kw;Wk; jpUkjp/v!;/b$ae;jp mtu;fSf;F ,ilapy;. tupir vz;/8A ,y; jpU/v!;/rpj;jhu;j;jd; vd;gtupd; bgaupid nru;j;J 06.01.2018-y; ,Ue;J fUj;jpayhf murpdu; bghwpapay; fy;Yhup Kjy;tuhf gjtpa[au;t[ tH';fyhk; vd;Wk; jpUbey;ntyp murpdu; bghwpapay; fy;Yhupapy; Kjy;tu; gpzpaplk; tH';fp jdpau; gzpapy; nru;e;j ehs; Kjy; gzg;gad; tH';fyhk; vd Kot[ bra;J mt;thnw muR MizapLfpwJ/” 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 3. Recording the same, the contempt petition stands closed with liberty to the petitioner to reopen the contempt petition, if he is aggrieved. (A.D.J.C., J.) (L.V.G., J.) 21.08.2025 Index: Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking Order rgm 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 To 1. Mr.A.Karthick, I.A.S., State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Secretary to Government, Higher Education (11) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. Mr.K. Veera Ragava Rao, I.A.S., Director of Technical Education, Office of the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai-600 025. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J. rgm Cont.P(MD)No.213 of 2024 in W.P(MD)No.8569 of 2016 21.08.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis