In a contempt petition regarding delay in passing an order in WP No.13839 of 2015, the Court directed the Respondent to pay costs of Rs.3000/- within 15 days due to an 15-day delay. The contempt petition was then disposed of.
Respondent to pay costs of Rs.3000/- to the petitioner within 15 days.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 27.07.2015 Coram
The Hon'ble Mr.Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chief Justice and The Hon'ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam Contempt Petition No.1584 of 2015 1.V.M.Uma Chandar ... Petitioner Versus Kannappan Director of School Education DPI Campus College Road, Chennai 600 006 ... Respondent Petitions filed under section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 70/71 to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of Court for disobeying the order dated 30.04.2015 made in W.P.No.13839 of 2015. For Petitioner : Mr.A.E.Kalaiselvam For Respondent : Mr.D.Krishnakumar Special Government Pleader ORDER (Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The Chief Justice) The respondent is stated to have passed an order only on 24.07.2015, 15 days after filing of the contempt
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petition. The order was to be passed within one month of
the receipt of the copy of the order, which is dated 30.04.2015. There is stated to be undisputedly delay in passing the orders.
petitioner, who is at liberty to assail the same in accordance with law, if aggrieved. The delay occasioned by the respondent compelled the petitioner to file the present
contempt petition, and thus we direct the respondent/contemor to pay costs of Rs.3000/- to the petitioner within 15 days.
ksr
SD/DEPUTY REGISTRAR(OS) //Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2015.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
SS/CO/06/08/2015
One CC to Government Pleader, SR.9712. One CC to Mr.A.E.Kalaiselvam SR.9625.
To
The Director of School Education, DPI Campus, College Raod,
Chennai – 600 006. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay in passing the interim order by the respondent constituted contempt of court.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.M.Uma Chandar
Kannappan
Sanjay Kishan Kaul
T.S. Sivagnanam
As recorded by the court registry
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