The Madras High Court, upon verification by the counsel for the respondent, directed the District Revenue Officer to have complied with a previous order. It issued a three-week deadline to the Tahsildar, Sivagangai to comply with a specific direction and ultimately closed the contempt petition.
Petition closed; Tahsildar directed to comply within three weeks.
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Cont.P.(MD)No.875 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 28.10.2020
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
Cont.P.(MD)No.875 of 2020
P.L.Subramanian
... Petitioner/Petitioner
-vs-
Latha
The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.
... Contemnor/Respondent No.1
PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act to issue a notice of contempt to the contemnor for not obeying the orders of this Court passed in W.P.(MD)No.16623 of 2016 dated 18.10.2019 and punish the contemnor in accordance with law.
Prayer in WP(MD). 16623/ 2016 :
Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the entire records in connection with the impugned order of the 1st respondent in Pa.Mu.P4/923/2013 dated 30.10.2013 and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Sivaraja
For Respondents : Mr.M.Rajarajan, Additional Government Pleader
O R D E R
The order passed by this Court has since been complied with. The learned Additional Government Pleader produces a copy of the proceedings dated 04.06.2020 issued by the District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai. A direction has been issued to the Tahsildar, Sivagangai in this regard.
2.The Tahsildar, Sivagangai is directed to comply with the said direction within a period of three weeks from today (28.10.2020).
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3.Accordingly, this Contempt Petition stands closed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (CRL.SIDE)
// True Copy //
/ /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS)
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Note : 1.In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.
To
1.Latha The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Tahsildar, Sivagangai.
+1 CC to SGP ( SR-20787[F] dated 02/11/2020 )
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether to punish the respondent for non-compliance with orders passed in WP(MD)No.16623 of 2016.
Whether to issue instructions to the Tahsildar, Sivagangai for compliance with previous directions.
Whether to close the contempt petition upon verified compliance.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
P.L.Subramanian
Latha The District Revenue Officer, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai
The Tahsildar, Sivagangai
G.R.Swaminathan
As recorded by the court registry
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