A contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience was dismissed. The court accepted the respondent's submission that the previous order had been complied with and closed the matter without further adjudication.
The contempt petition was closed with no further adjudication on the grounds raised.
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Cont.P.(MD) No.1747 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 16.10.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Cont.P.(MD) No.1747 of 2023 in
W.P.(MD) No.7973 of 2023
P.Jeyaraj
... Petitioner
-vs-
Durai Ravichandran, I.A.S., District Collector / Inspector of Panchayat Collectorate Campus Tenkasi, Tenkasi District
... Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondent for the willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD) No.7973 of 2023, dated 12.04.2023.
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O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.]
This contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of the order, dated 12.04.2023, made in W.P.(MD) No.7973 of 2023.
2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondent made a submission that the order of this Court dated 12.04.2023, made in W.P.(MD) No.7973 of 2023, has been complied with and to that effect, he has also produced a copy of the proceedings of the respondent, dated 28.07.2023.
3. In view of the above submission, no further adjudication is required in respect of the grounds raised in this contempt petition.
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4. Accordingly, the contempt petition is closed.
[S.M.S., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 16.10.2023
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To: Mr.Durai Ravichandran, I.A.S., District Collector / Inspector of Panchayat, Collectorate Campus, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
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Cont.P.(MD) No.1747 of 2023
16.10.2023
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be disposed of given the respondent's submission of compliance with a previous order.
P. Jeyaraj
Durai Ravichandran
S. M. Subramaniam
L. Victoria Gowri
As recorded by the court registry
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