Petitioner filed a contempt petition for deliberate disobedience of a prior court order. High Court found the petition not maintainable due to lack of specific directions in the order, accepted respondents' claim of compliance regarding amount, and closed the case. No costs awarded.
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Cont.P.No.1368 of 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10.02.2021
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Cont.P.No.1368 of 2017
M.C.Swamy,
No.2/26, Flag-g , 3 rd Floor,
Judge Jambulingam Street,
Mylapore, Chennai 4.
... Petitioner
Vs
1.Thiru Raja Pandian M.E.,
High Ways Department (Projects),
High Ways Research Station,
845, Sardar Patel Road,
Opp. To Raj Bhavan,
Next to Anna University,
Guindy, Chennai – 600 015.
2.Thiru Siva Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Highways Department (Project), Housing Board Complex, Chennai – 18. ... Respondents
PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for their deliberate disobedience and contempt of this Court order dated 23.01.2017 in W.P.No.13399 of 2016.
Cont.P.No.1368 of 2017
For Petitioner : Mr.Senthil Nathan Swamy For Respondents : Mr.P.Chinnadurai, Special Government Pleader
ORDER
This petition has been filed by the petitioner to punish the respondents
for their deliberate disobedience of this Court's order dated 23.01.2017 in
W.P.No.13399 of 2016.
2. Heard Mr.Senthil Nathan Swamy, learned counsel for the petitioner
and Mr.P.Chinnadurai, learned Special Government Pleader for the
respondents.
Cont.P.No.1368 of 2017
Pleader for the respondents that the order dated 23.01.2017 by this Court in
W.P.No.13399 of 2016 has been duly complied with.
Government Pleader, this contempt petition is closed. No costs.
SD/-
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES)
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//Certified to be true copy//
Dated at Madras this the day of 2021.
COURT OFFICER(O.S.)
from 25 th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of
the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
GS/25/03/2021
To
1.The High Ways Department (Projects),
High Ways Research Station,
845, Sardar Patel Road,
Opp. To Raj Bhavan,
Next to Anna University,
Guindy, Chennai – 600 015.
2.The Superintending Engineer,
Highways Department (Project),
Housing Board Complex, Chennai – 18.
3/3
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition is maintainable when the original order did not contain specific directions.
Whether the alleged disobedient order has been complied with as submitted by the respondents.
M.C.Swamy
Thiru Raja Pandian M.E.
Thiru Siva Kumar
Abdul Qudhoose
As recorded by the court registry
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