The court closed the contempt petition, holding that the advent of the Supreme Court's order in a related civil appeal rendered the matter subservient to that decision.
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Cont.P.No.1597/2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :: 25-07-2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR
CONTEMPT PETITION No.1597 of 2015
B.Jayachander
Petitioner
-vs-
1.Mr.A.Karthik, I.A.S., The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Talamuthu Natarajan Maligai, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.Mr.C.Mathivanan, The Commissioner, Avadi Municipality, Chennai – 600 054.
3.Mr.C.Prabakaran
... Respondents
Contempt Petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3879 of 2015, dated 07.04.2015.
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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Mohanamurali
For Respondent 1 : Mr.N.Sampath
For Respondent 2 : Mr.P.Gopinath, Standing Counsel.
For Respondent 3 : Mr.N.V.N.Margandeyan
ORDER
(By S.Vaidyanathan,J .)
In view of the order passed by the Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.9275 of 2019, dated 09.12.2019, nothing survives for consideration in this Contempt Petition, which is, accordingly, closed. No costs.
Index : Yes/No (S.V.N.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) Internet : Yes/No 25-07-2023 dixit
To
1.Mr.A.Karthik, I.A.S., The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Talamuthu Natarajan Maligai, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008.
2.Mr.C.Mathivanan, The Commissioner, Avadi Municipality,
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Chennai – 600 054.
S.VAIDYANATHAN,J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J.
dixit
CONT.P.No.1597 OF 2015
25-07-2023
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Civil Appeal No.9275 of 2019, dated 09.12.2019Followed¶27
1 provisions across 1 enactments
B.Jayachander
Mr.A.Karthik
Mr.C.Mathivanan
Mr.C.Prabakaran
S.Vaidyanathan
K.Rajasekar
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