V.Selvakumar v. P.Ponniah IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner filed a contempt petition under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, against the District Collector alleging contempt of this Court's order. During hearing, the petitioner's counsel withdrew the petition, stating it was not pressed, leaving liberty to work out remedy by law.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed; liberty granted to petitioner to work out remedy as per law.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 14.06.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND
THE HONOURALE MR. JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
Contempt Petition No.386 of 2019
V.Selvakumar ... Petitioner
Vs
P.Ponniah, IAS,
District Collector,
Kancheepuram District,
Kanchipuram. ... Respondent
Contempt petition is filed under Sections 10 and 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent for committing contempt of the order of this Court passed in W.A.No.202 of 2018 dated 31.01.2018.
For petitioner : Mr.R.Viduthalai, S.C. For Mr.P.Punniyakotti
For respondent : Mr.P.S.Sivashanmugasundaram Special Government Pleader
O R D E R
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition filed for punishment of respondent should be sustained or closed.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V. Selvakumar
- respondent
P. Ponniah, IAS
Coram
M.M. Sundresh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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