Cont. Petn. No. 1480 of 2025 ______ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.08.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN Contempt Petition No.1480 of 2025 V.Elango S/o. Mr. Vediappan Head Master Panchayat Union Elementary School Kottampatti, Harur Panchayat Union Dharmapuri District ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1.Mr.P.A.Naresh Director, Elementary Education Department College Road Chennai-600 006 2.M.Chinnamaadhu, The District Elementary Educational Officer @ Harur Educational District Dharmapuri District Dharmapuri 3.N.Umadevi The Assistant Elementary Educational Officer Harur Panchayat Union Harur, Dharmapuri District ..Contemnor(s) Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the order dated 22.10.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.27658 of 2015. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.R.Jothimanian https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. Petn. No. 1480 of 2025 ______ For Contemnor(s): Mr.A.R.Balaji Government Advocate ORDER This contempt petition has been filed alleging disobedience of the order dated 22.10.2024. 2. This Court, while passing the order, directed the respondents as follows: “i. Treat the transfer of the petitioner from Pappireddipatti Panchayat Union to Harur Panchayat Union as having been made on administrative grounds. ii. Include the services rendered by the petitioner in Pappireddipatti Panchayat Union from 13.06.1990 to 08.11.2000 along with service rendered in Harur Panchayat Union from 09.11.2003 and grant all consequential benefits. iii. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” 3. When the contempt petition was taken up for hearing, learned Government Advocate appearing for the contemnors submitted the proceedings of the DEO dated 22.06.2026 and submitted that the benefits as directed have been extended to the petitioner and therefore, the order passed stands complied with. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. Petn. No. 1480 of 2025 ______ 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though the benefits flowing from the order have been settled through the present proceedings, the benefits given to two junior persons regarding grade pay has not been extended to the petitioner. 5. When the fact remains that the respondents have issued proceedings extending the benefits in view of the order passed by this Court, this Court, while exercising contempt jurisdiction, cannot go beyond the directions issued. Accordingly, it is left open to the petitioner to agitate his grievances if there is any shortfall in the benefits extended to the similarly placed persons. 6. Recording the same, this contempt petition is closed. 21.08.2026 gya https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. Petn. No. 1480 of 2025 ______ G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. gya Contempt Petition No.1480 of 2025 21.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis