Emily Lawrence v. Mr.Perundurai Murugan
Case brief
What is this about?
This court disposed of a contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act against an Inspector of Police for wilful disobedience of a previous order, recording that a fresh case had been registered based on the petitioner's complaint.
What did the court decide?
The Contempt Petition was closed upon recording the submission that an FIR was registered based on the petitioner's complaint.
What the court decided
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In the High Court of Judicature at Madras
Dated: 14.08.2018
Coram:
The Hon'ble Mr.Justice M.S.RAMESH
Contp.No.1073 of 2018
Emily Lawrence .. Petitioner
Vs.
Perundurai Murugan,
The Inspector of Police,
K-3, Amijikarai Police Station,
Chennai-600 029. .. Respondent
Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the Respondent herein for
their act of wilful disobedience of the order of this Court
dated 27.10.2017 made in Crl.O.P.No.22832 of 2017.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Velmurugan
For Respondent : Mr.B.Arulmozhimaran
Government Advocate
(Crl. Side)
O R D E R
Heard Mr.A.Velmurugan, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr.B.Arulmozhimaran, learned Government
Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent. Mr.Perundurai
Murugan, Inspector of Police (Law & Order), Aminjikarai
Police Station, Chennai is personally present before this
Court today.
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2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
submitted that based on the petitioner's complaint dated
10.07.2017, a case has been registered in FIR No.435 of
2018 on 13.08.2018.
3.Recording the submission made by the learned
Government Advocate (Crl. Side), the Contempt Petition
stands closed.
SD/-
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES)
dp
//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2018.
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.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Contempt Petition filed for wilful disobedience of a court order should be allowed or disposed of.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Emily Lawrence
- respondent
Perundurai Murugan
Coram
M.S.RAMESH
Case details
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