The petitioner filed a contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 claiming non-compliance with an earlier order. The court found the impugned order was complied with via a government order dated 25.03.2019 and consequently closed the contempt petition without awarding costs.
Contempt petition closed; no costs awarded.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.03.2019
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR
Cont.P.No.238 of 2018
P.Poonuthyammal ... Petitioner
-Vs-
1.Thiru.Dr.Niranjan I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary to Government
The State of Tamil Nadu,
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2.Thiru.Ashutosh Shukla, I.P.S
Additional Director General of Police & I.G.of Prisons,
Gandhi Irwin Road,
Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
3.Selvi.M.Andal,
Superintendent of Prison
Central Prison, Vellore.
...Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 to punish the respondents for willfully disobeying the order dated 09.11.2018 in H.C.P.No.2469 of 2018.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Pugalenthi For Respondents : Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor
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O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by M.Sathyanarayanan,J.]
Mr.R.Kanagaraj, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, and Mr.Boothalingam, Deputy Secretary, are personally remain present before this Court for reporting compliance.
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To:
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be closed following compliance with the impugned order.
Whether costs should be awarded against the respondents in the contempt matter.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
P. Poonuthyammal
Thiru.Dr.Niranjan I.A.S.
Thiru.Ashutosh Shukla, I.P.S
Selvi.M.Andal
M. SATHYANARAYANAN
M. NIRMAL KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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