Petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging disobedience of a Court order in W.P.No.9051 of 2017 regarding the return of earnest money deposit. The Court observed that the return of money does not render the writ petition infructuous, closed the matter, and clarified the legal position.
The contempt petition stands closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 21.07.2017
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH
Cont. Petition No.1011 of 2017
M/s.V.Sinraju Constructions rep. by its Managing Partner V.Sinraju .. Petitioner
vs.
K.Kavitha, Tender Inviting Authority cum Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Collector Office Campus, Salem. .. Respondent
Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts
Act to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order of this Court passed in W.P.No.9051 of 2017 dated 27.04.2017.
For Petitioner .. Mr.S.Doraisamy For Respondent .. Mr.A.Raja Perumal, Addl. Govt. Pleader
ORDER
Alleging that the order dated 27.04.2017 passed by this Court in W.P.No.9051 of 2017 has not been complied
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ with, the present contempt petition has been filed.
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2.Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the return of earnest money deposit will have to be construed as an attempt to make the writ petition infructuous.
3.This Court is of the view that the said submission
cannot be countenanced since such an action will not make
the writ petition infructuous.
4.With the above said clarification, the contempt
petition stands closed.
SD/-
JOINT REGISTRAR(OS)(i/c)
mmi
//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2017.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
from 25 th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing
Certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this
format.
DK/CO/10/08/2017
one cc to M/s.S.Doraisamy, SR.No.8221/17
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the submission that the return of earnest money deposit makes the writ petition infructuous should be countenanced in the contempt petition.
Whether the contempt petition should proceed with the clarification provided by this Court.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/s.V.Sinraju Constructions
K.Kavitha
M.M.Sundresh
As recorded by the court registry
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