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Case brief
What is this about?
This judgment disposes of multiple contempt petitions. The Court held that subsequent criminal revision petitions rendered the underlying matters subsitting in the contempt petitions. Consequently, the Court found nothing survived and closed all petitions ex debito justitiae without costs.
What did the court decide?
The contempt petitions are closed with no costs awarded.
What the court decided
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THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
RESERVED ON : 22.03.2016 PRONOUNCED ON : 15.04.2016
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU
Contempt Petition Nos.2149, 2150 & 2282 to 2285 of 2013
J.Duraimunusamy .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2149/2013 R.Anbalagan .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2150/2013 S.Chinnathambi .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2282/2013 S.Anbalagan .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2283/2013 N.Ravichandran .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2284/2013 A.Karuppusamy .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.2285/2013
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Mr.V.K.Ragukumar Additional Superintendent of Police, CBI:SPE:ACB, Chennai - 6. (Crime No.R.C.No.58(A)/2006) .. Respondent
Prayer:- Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the respondent for having committed contempt of Court by willful disobedience of this Court's Order dated 06.04.2011, passed in Crl.O.P.Nos.23479, 21651, 21794, 21793, 22062 and 22562 of 2010 respectively.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contumacious failure to comply with the Court's dated 06.04.2011 orders warrants punishment under the Contempt of Courts Act?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
J.Duraimunusamy
- petitioner
R.Anbalagan
- petitioner
S.Chinnathambi
- petitioner
S.Anbalagan
- petitioner
N.Ravichandran
- petitioner
Case details
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