Common order in contemnpt petitions filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act for willful disobedience of a writ order. The court noted belated compliance, conditional apology, and unconditional apology filed by the respondent's officer. The court instructed parties not to repeat the act and closed the petitions.
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CONT.P.Nos.425, 430, 431, 432, 433, 438, 439, 435, 436, 426, 427, 434, 428, 429 & 437 of 2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 16.12.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
CONT.P.Nos.425, 430, 431, 432, 433, 438, 439, 435, 436, 426, 427, 434, 428, 429 & 437 of 2014
A.Natarajan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.425 of 2014 N.Devarajan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.430 of 2014 V.Kaliyaperumal ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.431 of 2014 N.Nagarajan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.432 of 2014 E.Ganghadharan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.433 of 2014 T.M.Arunachalam ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.438 of 2014 S.Balasubramaniam ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.439 of 2014 S.Venkatesan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.435 of 2014 T.V.Balasubramanian ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.436 of 2014 R.Viswanathan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.426 of 2014 S.RAmakrishnan ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.427 of 2014 V.Chendilvel ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.434 of 2014 N.Kalidoss ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.428 of 2014 K.S.Jayaraman ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.429 of 2014 S.Sakthivel ... Petitioner in Cont.P.No.437 of 2014
Vs .
D.Sabitha, I.A.S., Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.
... Respondent in all the Contempt Petitions
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order passed in W.P.Nos.17220 & 17221 of 2010 dated 05.08.2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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CONT.P.Nos.425, 430, 431, 432, 433, 438, 439, 435, 436, 426, 427, 434, 428, 429 & 437 of 2014
| For Petitioner | : | Mr.K.Thennan |
|---|---|---|
| in all the Contempt Petitions | ||
| For Respondent | : | Mr.P.Raja |
| Government Advocate | ||
| in all the Contempt Petitions ***** |
C O M M O N O R D E R
These petitions have been filed by the petitioner seeking to punish the respondent for willful disobedience of the order passed in W.P.Nos.17220 & 17221 of 2010 dated 05.08.2011.
SD/-
bri
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) //Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2022.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.) from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
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CONT.P.Nos.425, 430, 431, 432, 433, 438, 439, 435, 436, 426, 427, 434, 428, 429 & 437 of 2014
GS/07/04/2021
To
The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Education Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a willful disobedience of the order passed in W.P.Nos.17220 & 17221 of 2010 continues to constitute contempt after belated compliance and unconditional apology.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
A.Natarajan
N.Devarajan
V.Kaliyaperumal
D.Sabitha
P. Velmurugan
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
