Cont. P. No.265 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL Contempt Petition No.265 of 2025 and Sub Appl Nos.376 & 377 of 2025 1. J.Anandhavel 2. R.Ezhumalai 3. V.Velmurugan 4. S.Balamourougane 5. P.Chakravathry ... Petitioners Versus 1. Dr.Sharat Chauhan, I.A.S., The Union of India, Government of Puducherry, Through Chief Secretary to Government, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 2. R.Kesavan, I.A.S., The Secretary to Government (DP & AR) Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 3. Mr.P.Jawahar, The Secretary to Government for Education, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.265 of 2025 4. Dr.S.Srinivasan, The Principal, Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College, Puducherry. 5. Mr.Aman Sharma, The Director, Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Puducherry. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Sections 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the fifth respondent for having wilfully disobeying the order dated 29.01.2024 passed in WP No.3822 of 2020 by this Court. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Udhaya Kumar For Respondents : Mr.Ar.L.Sundarasan, Additional Solicitor General Asst. by Mr.R.Syed Mustafa, Special Government Pleader (Puducherry) ***** O R D E R (Order of the Court was delivered by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) Mr.Ar.L.Sundarasan, learned Additional Solicitor General, would submit that the two orders passed by us in these contempt proceedings have been set aside by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the Hon'ble Supreme 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.265 of 2025 Court has permitted the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Puducherry, to inform this Court by way of an affidavit. Probably the Hon'ble Supreme Court was not appraised of the fact that the Government Officials in Puducherry are in the habit of filing affidavits with incorrect information and wrong statements and blaming the Government Pleaders for such statements being made. Therefore, we are not inclined to go by the affidavit filed by Mr.R.Kesavan, I.A.S.. 2. However, accepting the statement of Mr.Ar.L.Sundarasan, learned Additional Solicitor General, in his personal capacity as a Senior Counsel of some stature, we close this contempt proceedings. Hence, the Contempt Petition is closed. (R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) (P.DHANABAL, J.) 21.03.2025 jv Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.265 of 2025 R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and P.DHANABAL, J. jv Contempt Petition No.265 of 2025 21.03.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis