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ITEM NO.45 COURT NO.17 SECTION XIV-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NO(S). 5162/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18-03-2015
in C.A. No.6950/2009 passed by the Supreme Court of India]
TAMILNADU TERMINATED FULL TIME
TEMPORARY LIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
SIDDHARTHA MOHANTY THE CHAIR PERSON
LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION
OF INDIA & ORS. ALLEGEDCONTEMNORS/RESPONDENT(S)
Date : 19-05-2025 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Col. R. Balasubramanian, Sr. Adv.
Mr. M. A. Chinnasamy, AOR
Mr. C Raghavendren, Adv.
Mrs. C Rubavathi, Adv.
Mr. P Raja Ram, Adv.
Mr. Ch. Leela Sarveswar, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. R. Chandrachud, AOR
Ms. Geetanjali Das Krishnan, Adv.
Mr. Dhuli Venkatpi Krishna, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, learned senior counsel for the
petitioner appears on behalf of the alleged
Signature Not Verified
contemnor(s)/respondent(s)-Life Insurance Corporation of India
Digitally signed by
JAGDISH KUMAR
Date: 2025.05.23
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Reason:
(LIC).
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2. It has been submitted on behalf of the Life Insurance
Corporation of India that a similar grievance sought to be raised
through this Contempt Petition, was earlier raised before this
Court and the same was disposed of by order dated 27.04.2022.
3. Be that as it may, we deem it appropriate to grant four
weeks’ time to alleged contemnor(s)/respondent(s)-LIC to file
counter affidavit annexing relevant documents to demonstrate that
the order of this Court has been complied with and whether this
Contempt Petition would be maintainable in light of the aforesaid
order of this Court dated 27.04.2022.
4. List the matter in the fourth week of July, 2025.
5. In the meantime, learned counsel for the petitioner shall
provide copy of the Contempt Petition to the learned counsel
representing the LIC.
(JAGDISH KUMAR) (SAPNA BANSAL)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)