V.Kuppammal v. Pazhani
Case brief
What is this about?
This is a short contempt petition hearing where the Government Advocate submitted that the respondent complied with a previous order by closing the petitioner's complaint. The Court held that compliance negated willful disobedience and closed the contempt petition.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Petition closed as the respondent had complied with the Court's order by closing the petitioner's complaint.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 22.06.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH
CONT P.No.1224 of 2018
D.Kuppammal
...Petitioner
Vs
Pazhani
Inspector of Police, H-5, Police Station, New Washermenpet, Chennai-81.
...Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt Act praying to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order dated 24.01.2018 of this Court made in Crl.OP. No. 1874 of 2018 for the contempt of court by misleading and suppressing the true facts to this Hon'ble Court.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the complaint against the respondent constitutes willful disobedience of the Court's order.
Whether the petitioner's prayer to punish the respondent for misleading and suppressing true facts has merit.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
D.Kuppammal
- respondent
Pazhani
Coram
M.S. Ramesh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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