CHENNAI: The Madras High Court issued a warrant for the Director of Collegiate Education on November 21 for failing to appear in person in a contempt of court case.

In 2022, the High Court had ordered the Director of Collegiate Education and the Registrar of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, to approve the appointment of Dr L Phadmaja as a lecturer in the Physics department at Nesamani Memorial Christian College, in Kanniyakumari's Marthandam and to provide her with due salary and benefits.

Alleging that the authorities failed to implement the court’s order within the four-week deadline, Phadmaja filed a contempt petition in December 2022 against Higher Education secretary D Karthikeyan, Collegiate Education director M Easwaramoorthy, and University registrar J Sacratees

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