The Single Judge dismissed the contempt petition filed by one wife against her own husband. The court held the order was devoid of merits as the earlier direction was only to the trial court to dispose of the main petition on merits, containing no specific direction to the respondent herein.
Contempt petition dismissed as it was devoid of merits.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 11.08.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY
Cont. P. No.1357 of 2017
P.Sindhuja ... Petitioner
v.
B.Saravana Kumar ... Respondent
Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for wilfully
disobeying the order of this Court dated 24.03.2017 passed in
CRP.No.3202 of 2016.
For Petitioner : Party -in person
ORDER
Heard the petitioner, who appeared in person before this
Court.
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the Civil Revision Petition and confirming the order passed by the Sub Court, Vellore, directed the trial court to dispose of the Original Petition in H.M.O.P.No.54 of 2013 on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks.
Petition against her husband for the alleged disobedience of the order of this Court dated 24.03.2017 passed in CRP.No.3202 of 2016.
merits and the same is dismissed.
Index : Yes/No rk
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M.DURAISWAMY, J.
rk
CONT.P.No.1357 of 2017
11.08.2017
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition can be maintained when the impugned order directed the trial court to dispose of a petition on merits without directing the specific respondent herein to comply?
P. Sindhuja
B. Saravana Kumar
M. Duraismwamy
As recorded by the court registry
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