The court closed a contempt petition filed for alleged disobedience of an order in W.P.No.22687 of 2004. It accepted that the respondent complied with the direction to dispose of an appeal within the time frame on 01.06.2020, thereby extinguishing the cause of action for contempt.
The contempt petition is closed as the impugned order was complied with.
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Cont.P.No.2038 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.01.2021
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR
Contempt Petition No.2038 of 2019
S.Yuvaraj .. Petitioner
-Vs-
M.Abbas Kumar The Additional Director General of Prison Egmore, Chennai – 600 008. .. Respondent
Prayer : Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for wilfully and wantonly disobeying the orders of this Honourable Court dated 28.09.2018 in W.P.No.22687 of 2004.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Selvaraj For Respondent : Mr.M.Elumalai Additional Government Pleader O R D E R
This Contempt Petition has been filed for the alleged disobedience of the orders of this Court dated 28.09.2018 made in W.P.No.22687 of 2004. By the said order, this Court has given a direction to the respondent to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner dated 02.07.2004 within a time frame.
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 01.06.2020 the appeal was disposed of and it was in fact rejected by the appellate
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Cont.P.No.2038 of 2019
authority ie., the respondent. Hence, he submits that the petitioner wants to challenge the same by filing separate proceedings and therefore, recording the
same, this contempt petition may be closed.
submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that, the
orders of this Court has been complied with, though belatedly, on 01.06.2020.
To
The Additional Director General of Prison Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be closed as the prior court order was complied with belatedly.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S. Yuvaraj
M. Abbas Kumar
R. Suresh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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