The High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed for willful disobedience of an earlier order. The Court observed that the respondent had shown cause by preferring appeals against the order, which were subsequently allowed. Thus, the finding of willful disobedience could not be sustained.
The present contempt petition for willful disobedience is dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.07.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH
CONT P.No. 926 of 2017
1.M.Velmurugan
2.G.Velusamy ...Petitioners
Vs
Dr.P.Dananjayan
The Principal,
Pondicherry Engineering College (P.E.C)
Kalapet,
Puducherry-605 014. ...Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the
Contempt Act praying to punish the respondent for willful
disobedience of order dated 10.02.2017 of this Court made
in W.P. No.16816 of 2012.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Sreenivasan For Respondent : Mr.R.Syed Mustafa, Spl.GP(Pondy)
O R D E R
The prayer sought for in the present petition is to
punish the respondent for willful disobedience of order dated 10.02.2017 of this Court made in W.P. No.16816 of 2012.
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ consideration, the learned Special Government Pleader
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(Pondicherry) submitted that as against the order of this Court passed in W.P. Nos.16816 of 2012 and 31798 of 2015 dated 10.12.2017, the respondent herein had preferred Appeals in W.A. Nos.971 of 2017 and 989 of 2017 and the same were allowed by this Court on 27.06.2018.
One CC to Government Pleader for Puduchery, SR.9111
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition for willful disobedience lies where appeals against the constructive order were subsequently allowed.
M. Velmurugan
G. Velusamy
Dr. P. Dananjayan
M.S. Ramesh
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
