The High Court of Madras closed a Contempt Petition. The court held that since the summons could not be served due to the petitioner's absence and the enquiry was closed as a mistake of fact, the petitioner should seek remedy through the appropriate forum known to law.
The Contempt Petition is closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Date:- 17.04.2015
Coram
The Honourable MS. JUSTICE K.B.K.VASUKI
Contempt Petition No.310 of 2015
S.J.Hemavathy ... Petitioner
..vs..
Mr.Ravi
Inspector of Police
V3, J.J.Nagar Police Station
Chennai – 37. ... Respondent
The Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt of Courts Act, 70/71, to punish the Respondents
for their deliberate and wilful disobedience to the orders
of this Court dated 18.07.2014 made in Crl.O.P.No.16947 of
2014.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.Ravi
For Respondent : Mr.Ponramraja
O R D E R
Both the learned counsel on record are present.
2. In view of the submission made by the learned
counsel for the respondent, who produced the copy of the
report of the respondent/Inspector of Police regarding the
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ manner in which the enquiry is commenced, the summons are
served on the petitioner in different addresses given by
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him and the inability to serve the summons for want of nonavailability of the petitioner in the same address and the nature of the enquiry conducted and the final report of the Inspector of Police in this regard closing the same as
mistake of fact, the remedy available to the petitioner to
seek appropriate remedy is before the appropriate forum in
the manner known to law.
To
1.Mr.Ravi Inspector of Police V3, J.J.Nagar Police Station Chennai – 37.
S.J. Hemavathy
Mr. Ravi
K.B.K. Vasuki
Deputy Registrar (CLAA)
As recorded by the court registry
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