A contempt petition was filed regarding non-compliance of a previous order. The respondent submitted proof of payment. The court held the amount dispute must be settled independently. The petition was dismissed.
Contempt petition dismissed as the disputed amount was paid and the grievance on the quantum was left open for independent agitation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 09.06.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
Contempt Petition No.832 of 2023 in WP.No.10827 of 2017
R.Lenin S/o.Rajaram Contractor E-14, Govindan Nagar 1st Main Road, Palavakkam Chennai-41. .. Petitioner/Petitioner
vs.
1.Mr.P.Ponniah Commissioner of Municipal Administration Government of Tamil Nadu Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.
2.K.Raghuraman Commissioner,Thiruvathipuram Municipality Thiruvathipuram Thiruvannamalai District. .. Respondents/Respondents
Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents herein for willful disobedience of the order dated 06.07.2022 passed by this Court in WP.No.10827 of 2017.
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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Adithyaraj
For Respondents : Mr.C.Selvaraj Additional Government Pleader for R1
Mr.D.R.Arun Kumar Standing Counsel for Rs
ORDER
This Contempt Petition was filed on the ground that the order passed by this Court in WP.No.10827 of 2017, dated 06.07.2022, was not complied with.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is some dispute with regard to the amount that is settled in favour of the petitioner and this issue cannot be gone into in this contempt petition. It is left open to the petitioner to agitate his grievance independently in the manner known to law.
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4.This contempt petition is closed accordingly.
09.06.2023
Internet : Yes/No KP
To
1.Mr.P.Ponniah Commissioner of Municipal Administration Government of Tamil Nadu Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.
2.K.Raghuraman Commissioner,Thiruvathipuram Municipality Thiruvathipuram Thiruvannamalai District.
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N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.
KP
Contempt Petition No.832 of 2023 in WP.No.10827 of 2017
09.06.2022
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition be allowed on the ground that the order dated 06.07.2022 passed in WP.No.10827 of 2017 was disobeyed.
Whether the dispute regarding the amount settled in favour of the petitioner can be adjudicated in this contempt petition.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
R. Lenin
Mr. P. Ponniah
K. Raghuraman
N. Anand Venkatesh
As recorded by the court registry
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