The court disposed of a contempt petition filed regarding willful disobedience of interim orders. The court held that since the main writ petition was allowed, the interim order no longer survives, and the contempt petition is therefore closed without a formal order on the merits.
The Contempt Petition is closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17.02.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ
CONT.P.NO.437 OF 2009
T.Venkatesan Secretary, Jamindhar Street High School, Devakottai -630 302.
.. Petitioner
Versus
1.Mr.Perumalsamy
Director of School Education
College Road, Chennai - 6.
Joint Director of School Education College Road, Chennai - 6.
3.Mrs.Rajini Rathinamala District Educational Officer Devakottai - 630 302.
.. Respondents
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for willful disobedience in violating the order passed in W.P.No.30887 of 2008 dated 09.01.2009, 12.02.2009 and 02.04.2009.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.N.Ravichandran For Respondents : Mr.P.Rajarajeshwari Government Advocate O R D E R
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the main writ petition itself is allowed and therefore, the contempt arises from the
interim order no longer survives. Therefore, the Contempt Petition is closed.
SD/-
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES)
tk
//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 Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.
Gs/21/04/2022
To,
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the main writ petition being allowed results in the closure of the contempt petition arising from non-survival of the interim order.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
T.Venkatesan
Mr.Perumalsamy
M.Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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