Court granted liberty to revive contempt petition regarding willful disobedience of a prior order which was subsequently stayed by a Division Bench in a related Writ Appeal.
Liberty to revive the contempt petition in the event of dismissal of the Writ Appeal.
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Cont.P.No.560 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.08.2023
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Cont.P.No.560 of 2023 in W.P.No.31011 of 2022
1.P.Esakkiappan 2. V.Sivalingam 3. T.Subbaiah 4.K.Gnana Soundari ...Petitioner
vs.
Dr.Sandeep Saxena I.A.S., The Secretary, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
...Respondent
Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for contempt of willfully disobeying the order dated 21.12.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.31011 of 2022.
For petitioner : Mr.S.Ashok Kumar For respondent : Mr.V.Ramesh Government Advocate
ORDER
Learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent has
placed before this Court the order dated 24.07.2023 passed by the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1/3
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Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1028 of 2023, by which the order dated 21.12.2022 passed in W.P.No.31011 of 2022 has been stayed. The order dated 21.12.2022 passed in W.P.No.31011 of 2022 is the subject matter of this Contempt Petition. Since the order has been stayed by the Division Bench of this Court, this Contempt Petition is closed by granting liberty to the petitioner to revive this Contempt petition in the event of dismissal of the Writ Appeal.
25.08.2023
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The Secretary, Public Works Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
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P.Esakkiappan
V.Sivalingam
T.Subbaiah
K.Gnana Soundari
Dr. Sandeep Saxena
The Secretary, Public Works Department
Abdul Qudhoose
As recorded by the court registry
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