V. Muthupandi v. Gnanasekaran, I.A.S
Case brief
What is this about?
In this contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the Madurai Bench held that alleged disobedience by the Director was not willful since the respondent filed compliance proceedings, leading to the closure of the petition.
What did the court decide?
The contempt petition is closed due to non-willful nature of alleged disobedience based on compliance proceedings.
What the court decided
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Contempt Petition(MD) No.88 of 2020
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.02.2020 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH
Contempt Petition(MD) No.88 of 2020 in W.P.(MD) No.12145 of 2018
V.Muthupandi : Petitioner/Petitioner
Vs
Gnanasekaran, I.A.S.,
The Director,
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Anna Salai, Teynampet,
Chennai – 600 018. : Contemnor/1st Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to punish the contemnor/respondent for his wilful disobedience of the order of this Court in W.P.(MD) No.12145 of 2018 dated 07.06.2018.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the contemnor's failure to appoint the petitioner was willful disobedience warranting punishment.
Whether the order can be closed in light of compliance proceedings.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V.Muthupandi
- respondent
Gnanasekaran
Coram
M.S.Ramesh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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