Dr.Ilango Sivakumar and 70 Others v. Mr.C.Samayamoorthy I.A.S., and 4 Others

Page1 of 14 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 05-06-2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

¶1Dr.Ilango Sivakumar and 70 others S/o. Ilangovan.R, 23, Lakshmi Nagar, Thanjavur 613005.

¶2Dr.S.S.Jayaaruna D/o. Subramanian 14, Muthumanickam Nagar Vandigate, Chidambaram

¶3Dr.J.Mohamed Ashik Ali S/o.Jiyaudeen 72, Pallivasal Street T.Nedunjeri Chidambaram

¶4Dr.S.Devi D/o. K.Shanmugam Golden City Jagir Ammapalayam Salem-636302

¶5Dr.B.Lakshmipathy S/o. D.Balakrishnan Near Murugan Temple 5thKadathur Dharmapuri District 635303

¶6Dr.V.Sukumar S/o. S.Venkatesan, 82 South Street, Vayalur and Post Chidambaram Taluk 608602

¶7Dr.N.Muthukumaran S/o. V.Natarajan No, 12 Dhanalakshmi Nagar Page2 of 14 Vibeeshnapuram, Ammapettai (Po) Chidambaram 608401

¶8Dr.M.Thambidurai S/o. Muthuvelan.A Plot No. 6 Aathavan Illama, 1st Cross Muralis Park Avenue Annamalai Nagar

¶9Dr.M.Senthilkumar S/o. M.K.Muthusamy, 3/325, BungalowThottam Keeranur, No3, Komarapalayam, Po, Mallur- (Via), Rasipuram -Tk, Namakkal Dt-636203

10.Dr.R.Velapan S/o. M.Ramaiyan, 266/2 Periyar Street Vattathur and Post Kattumannar Koil Tk Cuddalore Dt, 608702

11.Dr.L.Arunkumar S/o. Lakshminarayanan 407, Kamaraj Nagar Lal Puram, Chidambaram

12.Dr.V.Vembu S/o. Velusamy.K 56a, Pillaiyar Kovil Street Mavadickal, Kadayanallur

13.Dr.P.Rajasekhar S/o. Periyasamy.K 1/133-2, Sengadu Vagurampatty, Vasanthapuram (Po) Namakkal - 637002

14.Dr.G.Kumanan Page3 of 14 S/o. Ganesan.K 425-D Kamaraj Nagar, Lalpuram Chidambaram 608 602

15.Dr.M.Appoothiadigal S/o. Maruthamuthu.D Thendral Clinic, Rasi Nagar Agaramseegoor, Kunnam(Tk) Perambalur (Dt)

16.Dr.V.Chandrasekaran S/o. T.S.Vasudevan 8, North Sannadhi Chidambaram

17.Dr.B.Neelakandan S/o. K.S.Balakrishnan 377 Second Cross Muthiyah Nagar C. Kothangudi Annamalai Nagar Post Chidambaram Taluk Cuddalore District-608002

18.Dr.B.Asaithambi S/o. Balakrishnan.D Plot.No.6, David And Co Avenue No.1. Vallam Road Thanjavur -613005

19.Dr.V.Subravel S/o. Visvalingam 5, Pichamuthu Nagar, M.K.Garden, Chidambaram Cuddalore Dt, 608001

20.Dr.I.Ashok Kumar S/o. Ilanko. P 71 B, Kandasamypuram Ulundurpet -606107

21.Dr.E.Ilanaganar S/o. Elancheliyan.M 1075, Munuvara Nagar Page4 of 14 B.Muylur, Chidambaram

22.Dr.A.Baskaran S/o. Adimoolam P No, 25 Big Street Kurinji Nagar, K.K.Nagar Trichy-620021

23.Dr.R.Tamilselvan S/o. Ramalingam M Plot No. 17, Ramvel Garden Sivapuri, Annamalai Nagar Chidambaram -608002

24.Dr.S.Karthikeyan S/o. Shanmugam No.11, Pillaiyar Koil Street Ambalavanampettai Post Kurunjipady - 607301

25.Dr.P.S.Prakash S/o. SathiyamurthyV 42, Karups Nagar Extension 2nd Cross, New Bus Stand Thanjavur 613005

26.Dr.R.Sripriya D/o. Ramalingam A 38/24, Therkiruppu Street Annamalai Nagar 608002

27.Dr.E.R.Biju S/o. M.Easwara Pillai 8-15, Easwar Nivas Karavilai Villukuri

28.Dr.P.Balachandar S/o. B.Pandiyan 4/175, Pudhunagar, Palayar Sirkali T.K, Mayiladuthurai Dist-609101 Page5 of 14

29.Dr.G.Saravanan S/o. Govindasamy.R 157, Thillaiamman Nagar Chidambaram, Pin 608001

30.Dr.N.J.Vinoth Kumar S/o. JeganathanN.S Vip Garden, Thammathukonam Nagercoil, Kanyakumari -629004

31.Dr.S.Seenivasan S S/o. Swaminathan.A 2/31a, West Street Achalpuram And Post Sirkali Taluk Mayiladuthurai - 609101

32.Dr.M.Kalpanadevi D/o.Manivannan.K, F1, Sharvikka Apartment, Murali s Park Avenue, Annamalai Nagar-608002

33.Dr.M.Siva S/o. Manickam 54, 4th Street, Rajendra Garden Sivapuri Road Annamalainagar - 608002

34.Dr.R.Venkadesh S/o. R.Rajarathinam 3/54, Min Nagar, Chidambaram Cuddalore - 608001

35.Dr.N.Jayakumar S/o. M.Nadanasabapathy No. 88, South Street Vayalur AND (P.O) Chidambaram (T. K), Cuddalore - 608602

36.Dr.K.Kavitha Page6 of 14 D/o. S.Kalyanasundaram 1a, Lakshmi Illam Narmadha Street Balaji Nagar, Irumbuliyur East Tambaram.

37.Dr.V.Vasudevan S/o. Varadharajan.V.T 3, Agri Road, Vadakiruppu Annamalai Nagar Chidambaram. 608002

38.Dr.A.Ahamed Jeelani Basha S/o. Ahmed John No 81 TVS Nagar, Rajam Street, Kajamalai, Trichy - 620023

39.Dr.P.Venkatsubramanian S/o. A.Palraj No. 2, S.R.Nagar, Chidambaram, Cuddalore District

40.Dr.J.Radha D/o. Janagaraman.R

268.A.Dr.Poosai Nagar, Kollidam Post, Sirkazhi (Tk), Mayiladuthurai - 609102

41.Dr.R.Ramachandran S/o. R.Ramasamy 118, North Street Kolliruppu Melakuppam (Post) Virddachalam - 607802

42.Dr.P.Kalyana Sundaram S/o. K.Padmanabhan 33, Aladi House, Theroor

43.Dr.S.Ezhil S/o. Selvarajan.K No. 70/102, K R M Nagar, Page7 of 14 Annamalainagar, Chidambaram-608002

44.Dr.P.Vidhya D/o. A.Palraj No. 32, Bajjanai Koil Street Tharamani

45.Dr.S.Vadivel S/o. K.Subramaniyan 52, Anna Street, Thittakudi (P. O) AND (T. K), Cuddalore - 606106

46.Dr.E.B.Elanchezhian S/o. S.Boopathy 293, Vivekanandar Salai Sivajothi Nagar, Chidambaram

47.Dr.S.Durai S/o. M.Selvaraj A-Block, 2a Bluemoon Callisto Anand Nagar Thoraipakkam-600097

48.Dr.J.Rameshkumar S/o. N.Jayaraman 1848, Yadhava Street, Sathiram Karuppur

49.Dr.B.Thamaraichelvi D/o. Mr.R.Balan 15b, 13th Cross, Kanagasabai Nagar Chidambaram.608001

50.Dr.Ganesh Ram S/o. A.Arumugam B3-4d, Plaza Tranquil Acres Ganapathy Nagar Kovilambakkam Chennai-129 Page8 of 14

51.Dr.Kanagasabai S/o. N.T.Nallathambi No.142, Forth Cross, KRM Nagar Annamalai Nagar

52.Dr.S.Anbu S/o. K.Selvarajan 20-2 Gujan Garden, GKS Avenue Thondamuthur Road Coimbatore -641046

53.Dr.L.Thillai Rani D/o. Lakshmanan Plot No.2d Mathura Illam Pandian Salai Second Street Neelankarai

54.Dr.K.Muthukumar S/o. K.Kalyanam 16 / 67 Malaikatti Street Chidambaram, 608001

55.Dr.Boo.Poonguzhali D/o. Boologarajan If-04, Dhanya Apartments Vasudhara Enclave, Andalpuram Madurai -625003

56.Dr.R.Manikandan S/o. Radhakrishnan A4 Staff Quarters Women's Polytechnic Coimbatore 641044

57.Dr.J.Rangaraj S/o. R Jayavenkatesan 48, Udayanagar Extension Ganapathi Post, Coimbatore - 641006

58.Dr.T.Shankar S/o. A Thirunarayanan 26/12, Karai Kattu Vellalar Street Chidambaram - 608 001 Page9 of 14

59.Dr.A.Charles S/o. J.Arputham, Government College of Engineering, Bargur, NH 46, Chennai - Bangalore Highway Madepalli, Bargur, Krishnagiri

60.Dr.S.Suganthi Devi D/o. S Subramanian 42/12a, Mannargudi Road Street Chidambaram

61.Dr.R.Sathya D/o. S Rajendran S1, Sharvikka Residency Muralis Park Avenue, Annamalainagar

62.Dr.S.Malathi D/o. V Sivasamy Enamangalam, Sriputhur P.O Srimushnam Taluk,Cuddalore

63.Dr.S.Anu.H.Nair D/o. K V Hariharan 13 B, Kumaran Street Rajeswari Nagar Extension Selaiyur, Chennai -600 073

64.Dr.R.Visalakshi D/o. V Ramalingam S3, Sharvikka Residency Muralis Park Avenue, Annamalainagar

65.Dr.V.Mahalakshmi D/o. R Venkatachalam 48, North Car StreetChidambaram

66.Dr.Sumathi Ganesan D/o. A Ganesan 12, Second Line N.I.C Officers Nagar Page10 of 14

67.Dr.G.Karthick S/o. P Gunasekaran Villa A03, Aalayam Imperial, Near Govt Officials Colony Park Kuniyamuthur, Coimbatore - 641044

68.Dr.R.Jayakumar S/o. N.Rajagopal F17, First Floor, SaradharamLbn Apartment North Car Street, Chidambaram -608001

69.Dr.E.Babu S/o. N.Elango 8, Krishnamurthy Nagar Meethi Kudi Road, C.Kothangudi Chidambaram

70.Dr. J. Earnest Jayakumar S/o. R.S.A.Jayapalan 16 D, Mahaveer Nagar Chidambaram 600108

71.Dr. P. Punitha D/o. Parthiban.R Plot.8, Newton Avenue, Shanthi Nagar Church Opposite Road Chidambaram, Cuddalore ..Petitioners Vs

¶1Mr.C.Samayamoorthy I.A.S., and 4 others Additional Secretary, Department of Human Resource Management (FR-IV), Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

¶2Dr.P.Shankar, I.A.S., Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009 Page11 of 14

¶3K.Vivekanandan, I.A.S., Commissioner, Directorate of Technical Education, Guindy, Chennai

¶4Dr.R.Singaravel Registrar, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram - 608 002

¶5Dr.P.Sankar, I.A.S., Convenor, Vice-Chancellor Convenor Committee, Annamalai University, Chidambaram ..Contemnors PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the Respondents for willful disobedience of the order of this Honourable Court passed in W.P.No. 48755 of 2025 dated 18.12.2025. For Petitioners: Mr.P.R.Murali For Contemnors: Mr.C.Prabakar, Government Counsel For RR 1 to 3 Mr.Nambi Arooran for M/s. Ajmal Associates For RR 4 & 5 *** O R D E R Alleging that the order of this Court dated 18.12.2025, made in W.P. No. 48755 of 2025 has not been complied with, the present contempt petition has been filed. Page12 of 14

¶2When the matter is taken up for hearing today, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the aforesaid order of this Court has been complied with and therefore, the contempt petition shall be closed. Learned counsel for the petitioners did not raise any objections for the same.

¶3Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents, this contempt petition stands closed. 05-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order sts To:

¶1Mr.C.Samayamoorthy I.A.S., and 4 others Additional Secretary, Department of Human Resource Management (FR-IV), Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

¶2Dr.P.Shankar, I.A.S., Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009 Page13 of 14

¶3K.Vivekanandan, I.A.S., Commissioner, Directorate of Technical Education, Guindy, Chennai

¶4Dr.R.Singaravel Registrar, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram - 608 002

¶5Dr.P.Sankar, I.A.S., Convenor, Vice-Chancellor Convenor Committee, Annamalai University, Chidambaram M.DHANDAPANIoJ. sts Orderomadeoin CONToPoNo.o2037oofo2026 Dated: 05-06-2026 Page14oofo14