A bench of two judges dismissed a contempt petition because the respondent had complied with a prior court order by passing a rejection order within the stipulated time.
Contempt petition closed as the impugned order was complied with.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.04.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
Contempt Petition No.1723 of 2017
R.Vellaisamy ... Petitioner versus Mr.P.Annamalai, I.A.S., Chairman and Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, State Level Scrutiny Committee, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai. ...Respondent
Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondent herein for the disobeyance of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.34691 of 2014 dated 23.12.2014.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Baskaran
For Respondent : Mr.M.Elumalai, Government Advocate
(The order of the Court was made by R.Subbiah,J.)
The present contempt petition has been filed stating that the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ dated 23.12.2014 directing the 2nd respondent, Revenue
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Divisional Officer, Kulithalai, to place the matter before the 3rd respondent, State Level scrutiny Committee, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order and further directing the 3rd respondent to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate order within a period of twelve weeks, has not been complied with, within the specified time.
He has also produced a copy of the order passed by the State Level Scrutiny Committee dated 27.03.2018. Therefore,
the order passed by this Court has been complied with and
nothing survives for further adjudication in this matter. Hence, the Contempt Petition is closed.
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Dated at Madras this the day of 2018.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
One CC to M/s. M. Baskaran, Advocate, SR.No.5328.
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R.Vellaisamy
Mr.P.Annamalai
R.Subbiah
P.D.Audikeshavalu
As recorded by the court registry
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