P. Murugan Supervisor for Scavenger Nerkundram Panchayat Board Grade-I Nerkundram Tiruvallur District v. Ashiq Chatterji, I. A. S. , The District Collector Tiruvallur District
2012-04-03
M.JAICHANDREN
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Judgment :- 1. This contempt petition has been filed praying that this Court may be pleased to punish the respondent for having committed contempt of Court, by willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court, on 10.02.2011, in W.P.No.8737 of 2006. 2. This Court had passed an order, dated 10.02.2011 in W.P.No.8737 of 2006. Paragraph No.7 of the order, dated 10.02.2011, reads as follows:- 7. In such circumstances, it is clear that the services of the petitioner, as a supervisor for Scavengers, should be deemed to have been regularised and he should be considered as a permanent employee in the said post, from 16.4.1999. Therefore, he would be eligible for all the monetary and other service benefits, as per the service Rules applicable to the petitioner. However, with regard to the regularisation of his service, from 1.1.1993 to 16.4.1999, it would be open to the petitioner to make a representation to the first respondent, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of such representation, the first respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four months thereafter. 3. At this stage of the hearing of the contempt petition, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent had submitted that the regularisation of the petitioner had been made by an order, dated 25.01.2012. Thereafter, a proposal had been sent, on 14.02.2012, for the fixation of pay and for the payment of arrears, due to the petitioner. On 15.03.2012, an order had been passed for the fixing of the pay scale of the petitioner and for the payment of the arrears of salary. 4. In such circumstances, since, no further orders are necessary, the contempt petition stands closed. No costs. However, it is made clear that it would be open to the petitioner to challenge the proceedings issued by the respondent, regarding the payment of arrears, if the petitioner aggrieved by the same, before the appropriate forum, in the manner known to law.