Contempt Petition No. 125 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.09.2022
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T. RAJA
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
Contempt Petition No. 125 of 2022
C.E.Thanigai Mani ... Petitioner
-vs-
J.Kumaragurubaran, I.A.S.,
Commissioner,
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department,
119, Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Nungambakkam,
Chennai – 600 034. ...
Respondent
Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act,
1971, to punish the Respondent for committing contempt of the order of this
Court dated 09.09.2021 passed in Contempt Petition No. 827 of 2021 in W.P.
No. 3550 of 2021.
For Petitioner : Mr. J.Srinivasa Mohan
For Respondent : Mr. N.R.R.Arun Natarajan,
Special Government Pleader
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ORDER
(Judgment of the Court was made by T.RAJA, J.) Today status report dated 30.07.2022 has been filed by the Respondent.
The relevant portion of that status report is given hereunder:
“14. I submit that disciplinary proceedings were already initiated on 28.08.2021 itself. Explanation was received on 29.11.2021. Inquiry officer was appointed by the Government on 10.01.2022. After a detailed enquiry, the Enquiry Officer has submitted the final report on 29.07.2022 to the Government for further action. The Government is the competent authority to pass final order in the disciplinary proceedings.”
2. In view of the above, we dispose of the contempt petition directing the Government to pass final order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
(T.R., J.) (P.D.A., J.)
16.09.2022
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