Petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of an earlier order. The court found the order was complied with by the respondents rejecting the petitioner's claim, thus closing the petition.
The contempt petition is closed as it is open to the petitioner to challenge the rejection order in appropriate proceedings.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED:26.11.2018
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.PARTHIBAN
Cont.P.No.1679 of 2018
M.Shanmugam ... Petitioner
vs.
1.Hans Raj Verma,I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department,
Fort St.George,
Chennai-600 009
2.K.Balakaran,I.A.S.,
The Director/Commissioner,
Rural Develoment and Panchayat Raj Department,
having office at Panagal Maaligai,
Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 ... Respondents
Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondents for the wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.8446 of 2015, dated 09.04.2018.
For Petitioner .. Mr.P.Ganesan
For Respondents .. Mr.K.Bhuvaneswari,A.G.P.
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ORDER
Alleging that the order of this Court, dated 09.04.2018, made in W.P.No.8446 of 2015, has not been complied with by the respondents,
the petitioner has come up with the contempt petition.
2.When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is represented by
the learned Additional Government Pleader that the direction issued by this Court, vide its order dated 09.04.2018 has been complied with
by the first respondent, by passing proceedings, dated 30.07.2018, rejecting the claim of the petitioner.
3.Recording the said submission, this contempt petition is closed.
If the petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection order passed by the first respondent, it is always open to him to challenge the said order in an appropriate proceedings, in the manner known to law and it is not
open to him to sustain the present contempt petition, in view the compliance reported by the first respondent.
26.11.2018
Msk
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V.PARTHIBAN,J.
Msk
Cont.P.No.1679 of 2018
26.11.2018
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition is maintainable when the alleged disobedience has already been complied with and the original claim rejected in appropriate proceedings.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Shanmugam
Hans Raj Verma
K.Balakaran
V.Parthiban
As recorded by the court registry
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