The High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed against officers for disobeying a previous order. The court held that due to a complying government order in 2016, no contempt was made out and closed the petition.
Contempt petition closed and dismissed as no contempt was made out.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATE: 15.3.2016.
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN
Contempt Petition No.999 of 2015
P.Balaraj .. Petitioner vs. 1. Mr.Apoorva Varma, I.A.S., The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
Petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts
Act, 70/71 to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of court for disobeying the order dated 9.7.2014
and made in W.P.No.19213 of 2010.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Thanjan
For Respondents : Mr.I.Arokiasamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
The petition has been filed to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of court for disobeying the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ order dated 9.7.2014 made in W.P.No.19213 of 2010.
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The contempt petition is closed.
ssk.
SD/-
DEPUTY REGISTRAR(CLAA)
//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2016.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing
certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this
format.
CO/11/04/2016
To
1. The Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Home Department, Fort St. George,
Chennai 600 009.
2. The Director General of Police,
Santome, Chennai 600 004.
3. The Inspector General of Police,
(Armed Police),
Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010.
P. Balaraj
Mr. Apoorva Varma
Mr. Ashok Kumar
Mr. N. Tamil Selvan
S. Vaidyanathan
As recorded by the court registry
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