Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated: 05.11.2025 Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 1.V.Thangaraj 2.P.HARIHARASUDHAN 3.R. SURESHKUMAR 4.M. GOVINDASAMY 5.R.Radhiga 6.K. ANITHA 7.Dr. T. SIVARAMAN 8.K. NITHYADEVI 9.L. ANITHA 10.J. SURESH 11.S. KARTHIK 12.E. VAKEES ...Petitioners Vs. 1.Dr.P.Shankar, IAS., The Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009 2.Sundaravalli IAS., The Director, The Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, Nungampakkam, Chennai 600 009. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 3.Jayanthi, I.A.S., The Chairman, TEACHERS Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006 ...Respondents PRAYER: Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for violating the orders of this Court in W.P.No. 18253 of 2023 dated 29.07.2024 For Petitioners : Mr.G.Mutharasu For Respondents For R1 & 2 : Mr.M.Suresh Kumar, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.A.Selvendran, Special Government Pleader For R3 : Mr.C.Kathiravan, Standing Counsel ORDER This contempt petition has been filed praying to punish the respondents for violating the orders of this Court in W.P.No. 18253 of 2023 dated 29.07.2024, thereby the respondents had been directed to continue the selection process to fill up the posts of Assistant Professor in accordance with the earlier order passed in GO.ms.No.56 Higher Education (F2) 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 Department dated 21.03.2020 based on the selection process already initiated and processed by the proceedings of the second respondent dated 12.02.2021 in respect of the petitioners and to complete the same within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of that order. 2. Today, respondents 1 & 2 / contemnors 1 & 2 are present before this Court. It is seen that as against the order order passed by this Court, the respondents preferred writ appeals in WA.No.1199 of 2024, etc batch, in which the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, by order dated 26.06.2025, ordered that the respondents will keep 1146 posts earmarked for regular absorption for Guest Lecturers vacant and selection process for others can go on. 3. Therefore, the contempt petition is closed at present. However, the petitioners are at liberty to revive the contempt petition subject to the result of the aforementioned writ appeals. 05.11.2025 Speaking Order/Non Speaking Order Index : Yes / No Neutral citation:Yes/No lok 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. lok To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai -600 009 2.The Director, The Director of Collegiate Education, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, Nungampakkam, Chennai 600 009. 3.The Chairman, TEACHERS Recruitment Board, 4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Campus, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006 Cont.P.No.3138 of 2025 05.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis