The High Court of Madras closed a contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, noting that a writ appeal challenging the underlying order was tagged with another appeal and a stay order is pending for a similarly placed person.
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Cont.P.No.1715 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.11.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA
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R.Ranganathan
... Petitioner
Vs.
Thiru.Dr.P.Senthil Kumar, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009. ... Respondent
Prayer: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order passed in W.P.No.5594 of 2020 dated 17.10.2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Jaganathan
For Respondent : Mr.R.Ramanlal, AAG, assisted by Mrs.E.Ranganayaki, AGP
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ORDER
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This Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order passed in W.P.No.5594 of 2020 dated 17.10.2023.
2 . When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Advocate General for the respondent submitted that challenging the order passed by this Court in the above Writ Petition, a Writ Appeal has been filed in W.A.No.2947 of 2024. It is further submitted that the above Writ Appeal has been ordered to be tagged along with W.A.No.2377 of 2023. There is a stay order granted in respect of a similarly placed person.
3. In view of the above submission, this Contempt Petition is
closed for the present.
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Thiru.Dr.P.Senthil Kumar, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department, Secretariat, St.George Fort, Chennai 600 009.
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R.N.MANJULA, J.
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R.Ranganathan
Thiru.Dr.P.Senthil Kumar, I.A.S.
R.N. Manjula
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