M.Velayuthan v. D.Sabitha IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court closed the contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act because a Writ Appeal against the underlying order was pending before the State, rendering further adjudication unnecessary.
What did the court decide?
The contempt petition is closed; no further adjudication is required as the Writ Appeal against the original order is pending.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 07.09.2017
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
Contempt Petition No.843 of 2016
1.M.Velayuthan
2.A.Pushpavathi
3.A.Shanthi
4.G.Parimala
5.S.Dhanalakshmi
6.Tmt.OOsuramal
7.M.D.Govindaraju
8.N.Ranganayagi
9.K.Ramalingam
10.C.Ramalingam ... Petitioners
Vs.
Tmt.D.Sabitha I.A.S,
Represented by Secretary to Government,
School Education Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai – 600 009. ...Respondent
Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for the non compliance of the order of this Hon'ble Court passed in W.P.No.14300/2015 dated 01.06.2015.
For Petitioners : Mr.J.Muthukumaran
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For Respondent : Mr.M.Perumal
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be disposed of given the pending appeal against the original order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
M.Velayuthan
- petitioner
A.Pushpavathi
- respondent
Tmt.D.Sabitha
Coram
Case details
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