On a contempt petition for wilful disobedience of a court order due to failure to make a decision, the Court quantified costs against respondents for compelling the petitioner to approach the Bench and closed the petition.
Costs of Rs. 5,000 awarded to petitioner; Contempt Petition closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17.12.2015
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH
Contempt Petition No.2560 of 2015
S.R.Sivakumaran ... Petitioner
Vs
1. M.Saikumar, I.A.S.,
Chairman-cum-Managing Director,
Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution
Corporation Limited,
144, Anna Salai,
Chennai-600 002.
2. A.V.Ravi,
The Chief Engineer (Personnel),
Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution
Corporation Limited,
144, Anna Salai,
Chennai-600 002. ... Respondents
Contempt Petition filed under Sections 11 of the Contempt of Courts, Act, 1971 to punish the respondents for the wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.A.No.483 of 2013, dated 08.01.2015.
For Petitioner .. Mr.T.P.Manoharan
For Respondents .. Mrs.R.Varalakshmi for R1 & R2
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)
The respondents, as per their own request were granted three months' time to take a consent decision, which has, however been taken on 11.12.2015 adverse to the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ petitioner. As to the merits of the controversy, that is not the matter for us to examine in this proceeding, but
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the fact remains that the petitioner has been unnecessarily compelled to approach this Court on account of the failure of the respondents to take a decision within the time or even thereafter, when the notice was issued or without even obtaining any extension of time from the Court.
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format. SS/CO/29/12/2015
One CC to Mr.T.P.Manoharan, Advocate Sr.No.15452 One CC to Mrs.R.Varalakshmi, Advocate Sr.No.15498
To
Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
2.The Chief Engineer (Personnel), Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents are in contempt of a previous order for failing to take a timely decision.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S.R. Sivakumaran
M. Saikumar
A. V. Ravi
Sanjay Kishan Kaul
M. M. Sundresh
As recorded by the court registry
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