A contempt petition seeking punishment for non-compliance with an order dated 25.4.2016 was dismissed by the High Court for non-prosecution as the petitioner was not present during the hearing.
The contempt petition was dismissed for non-prosecution due to the absence of the petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 20.10.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH
Contempt Petition No.2423 of 2016
M.Afsar Basha ... Petitioner
vs.
1.Sabitha, I.A.S.,
Secretary to Government,
School Education Department,
Secretariat, Chennai-9.
2.Kannappan,
Director of School Education,
DPI Campus, College Road,
Chennai-6.
3.Anitha,
Chief Educational Officer,
Chennai-15. ... Respondents
Contempt petition has been filed under Section 11
of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the
respondent for wilfully disobeying the order of this Court
dated 25.4.2016 passed in W.P.No.15173 of 2016.
For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mrs.Vasudha Thigarajan, Addl. Govt. Pleader
ORDER
This Court, by an order dated 25.4.2016 in
W.P.No.15173 of 2016, directed the respondents herein to
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consider the representation of the petitioner dated 13.6.2015, by affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Alleging that the said order has not been complied with,
the present contempt petition has been filed.
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
SS/CO/29/11/2016
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ One CC to Government Pleader, SR.13560/16
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the present contempt petition for disinforcing the order dated 25.4.2016 should be allowed given the prosecution on behalf of the petitioner was absent.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Afsar Basha
Sabitha, I.A.S.
Kannappan
Anitha
R.Subbiah
As recorded by the court registry
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