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What is this about?
Disposes of a contempt petition challenging failure to implement an order calling petitioners as witnesses. The court held that the list of witnesses is only made known at the time of filing the charge sheet.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition dismissed as no contempt was committed at the stage.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.03.2015
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.S.RAMANATHAN
Contempt Petition No.2754 of 2014
1.V.S.Rajathilagam ... Petitioners
Vs. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Anna Nagar, Chennai – 600 040. ... Respondent
Prayer :
Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the respondent for not implementing the orders dated 13.08.2012 in Crl.O.P.No.17435 of 2012, (which is a deliberate/ wilful action of the respondent).
For Petitioners: M/s.A.L.Namasivayam
For Respondent : Mr.M.Maharaja
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition was maintainable where the charge sheet listing witnesses was not yet filed for crime no. 2 of 2010.
Whether failure to call petitioners as witnesses at that stage constituted a deliblerate disobeying of the earlier order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V.S. Rajathilagam
- respondent
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Economic Offences Wing-II, Anna Nagar, Chennai
Coram
R.S. Ramanathan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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