Madras High Court
CONT P/1156/2025 of G. Ganapathimoorthy Vs Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi, I.A.S. on 9 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI
AND
THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE
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G. Ganapathimoorthy
S/o. Ganesan
..Petitioner
Vs
Mr. Gagandeep Singh Bedi, I.A.S.,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
..Contemnor
Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the orders made on 03.08.2018 by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 85
of 2018 against orders made on 03.08.2014 in W.P.No. 2776 of 2014 on the grounds of attaining finality even before issuance of the G.O.
For Petitioner:
Mr. A.S. Palanisamy
For Contemnor:
Mr. A.R. Suresh,
Special Government Pleader
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.Dhandapani J.) The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the contempt petitioner had filed a writ petition before this Court in W.P. No. 2776 of 2014, seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents therein to regularise the services of the petitioner in the time scale of pay, in accordance of G.O. Ms. No.22 (Personnel and Administrative Reforms (F) Department dated 28.02.2026 on par with similarly placed employees and thus the said writ petition was allowed.
2. Aggrieved by the said order, the State preferred an appeal in W.A. No. 85 of 2018, which was dismissed by this Court on 03.08.2018. Earlier, the very same contempt petitioner had already filed a contempt petition before this Court vide Contempt Petition No.1649 of 2019, which was closed on 17.12.2020, recording compliance.
3. The learned counsel would further submit that the present contempt petition has been filed on the ground that the petitioner was regularised with effect from 01.12.2005, whereas, according to the contempt petitioner, his services ought to have been regularised earlier.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent.
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5. On perusal of entire records, it reveals that this Court, vide order dated 03.08.2017 in W.P. No.2776 of 2014 had not directed regularisation with effect from any specific date but had merely directed the respondents to follow the guidelines stipulated in G.O.Ms.No.22 Personnel and Administrative Reforms (F) Department, dated 28.02.2006 and subsequently, the said directions were confirmed by the Division Bench of this Court, vide order dated 03.08.2018 in W.A. No.85 of 2018. It is to be noted that since the earlier contempt petition was closed after recording compliance, the filing of the present contempt petition on the same cause of action is not maintainable. Therefore, in the absence of any wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court, we find no ground to proceed further in the present contempt petition.
6. Accordingly, the contempt petition is closed. (M.D.I.,J.) (A.D.M.C.,J.) 09-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Vsi2/arl
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