CONT P No. 378 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 11-09-2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA CONT P No. 378 of 2025 1. M. Sheik Abdul Kadhar and 15 others S/o.M.Mohamed Iqbal, aged 54 Deputy State Tax Officer, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Intelligence Investigation), Salem. 2. L. Alagesan, S/o.R.Lashumanan, Aged 59 Years, Deputy State Tax Officer, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Sales Tax) Salem. 3. V.Vertivel S/o.S.Venkatachalam, Aged 57 years, Assistant, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Sales Tax), Salem Town West, Salem. 4. R.Umarani, W/o.D.Ravi, aged 56 years, Deputy State Tax Officer, Commercial Tax Department, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Sales Tax) Shevapet Circle, Salem. 5. G.Chitra, D/o.R.Govindan, Aged 60 Years, Deputy State Tax Officer, Commercial Tax Department, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Sales Tax) Mettur, Salem District. __________ p. 2 CONT P No. 378 of 2025 6. M.Saraswathy, D/o.E.Munusamy,Aged 54 years, Deputy State Tax Officer, Commercial Tax Department, O/o. Assistant Commissioner (Sales Tax) Salem Rural. 7. N.Sivasubramanian, S/o.R.Nallamuthu, Aged 59 years Upgraded Superintendent, O/o. Chief Education Officer, Namakkal District. 8. T.Ravi, S/o.V.Thangavel, Aged 53 Years, Upgraded Superintendent, O/o. District Educational Officer, Sankari, Salem District. 9. N.Baskaran, S/o.Nagarajan, Aged 60 Years, Assistant, O/o. District Institute of Education and Teacher Training, Uttamacholapuram, Salem District. 10.S.Balaji, S/o/R.Somadundaram, Aged 54 Years, Assistant, O/o. Chief Educational Officer, Salem 636 001. 11.A.Sankar S/o.S.Arunachalam, Aged 56 Years, Assistant, O/o. Chief Educational Officer, Namakkal District. 12.M.Ramesh, S/o.Muthusamy, Aged 52 Years, Assistant, __________ p. 3 CONT P No. 378 of 2025 O/o. Chief Educational Officer, Namakkal District. 13.D.Prakasam, S/o.R.Duraisamy, Aged 55 years Desk Superintendent, O/o. District Educational Officer, Sankari, Salem District. 14.V.Shanmugam, S/o.V.Varudappan, Aged 54 years, Assistant, O/o. Block Education Office, Tiruchaengode, Namakkal District. 15.A.Radhakrishnan, S/o.Arumugam, Aged 61 years, Junior Assistant, O/o. Block Educational Office, Namakkal District. 16.B.Sharmila Begum, D/o.M.A.Basha, Aged 53 Years Assistant, O/o. Joint Commissioner (Sales Tax) Salem Division, Salem. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. Thiru. C. Samayamoorthy, IAS., and 5 others The Principal Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Department, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009. 2. Thiru. T. Udhayachandran, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. __________ p. 4 CONT P No. 378 of 2025 3. Thiru. Rajesh Lakhoni, I.A.S., The Principal Commissioner and Commissioner for Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai- 600 005. 4. Dr. S.Kannappan, The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai- 600 006. 5. Thiru. Dr. D.Jagannathan, I.A.S., The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chepauk, Chennai- 600 005. 6. Thiru. H. Krishnanunni, I.A.S.., The Commissioner/Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015. ..Contemnor(s) PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the Respondents for their willful and intentional disobedience of the order passed by the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No. 26122 of 2021 dated on 15.02.2024. For Petitioner(s): M/s. G. Bala and Daisy, R. Kishore Kumar, T. Dhanush For Contemnor(s): MR.A. SELVENDRAN SPECIAL GOVT PLEADER FOR R1 TO R4 AND R6 MRS. K. VASANTHAMALA GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R5 ORDER __________ p. 5 CONT P No. 378 of 2025 This Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the Respondents for their willful and intentional disobedience of the order passed by the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No. 26122 of 2021 dated on 15.02.2024. 2. The learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents 1 to 4 and 6 submitted that in the Writ Appeal filed in W.A.No.2434 of 2025 challenging the order passed by this Court, an order of stay has been granted on 01.08.2025. 3. Considering the same, this Contempt Petition is closed for the present. 11-09-2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No GSK __________ p. 6 CONT P No. 378 of 2025 DR.R.N.MANJULA, J. GSK To 1. Thiru. C. Samayamoorthy, IAS., and 5 others The Principal Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Department, Fort St George, Chennai- 600 009. 2. Thiru. T. Udhayachandran, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3. Thiru. Rajesh Lakhoni, I.A.S., The Principal Commissioner and Commissioner for Revenue Administration, Chepauk, Chennai- 600 005. Cont.P.No.378 of 2025 4. Dr. S.Kannappan, The Director of School Education, College Road, Chennai- 600 006. 5. Thiru. Dr. D.Jagannathan, I.A.S., The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chepauk, Chennai- 600 005. 6. Thiru. H. Krishnanunni, I.A.S.., The Commissioner/Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Saidapet, Chennai 600 015. 11-09-2025 __________