A contempt petition alleged wilful disobedience of an earlier order directing authorities to conduct a joint inspection about a transformer erection. Following inspection, the transformer was found erected on land not belonging to the petitioners. Finding no wilful disobedience, the court closed the contempt petition.
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Cont.P.No.1782 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 16.08.2024
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI
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1.Alamelu 2.M.Ravikumar 3.M.Muralikumar 4.M.Sundaramurthy 5.S.Kalaiselvi 6.S.M.Saravanan 7.M.Thiyagarajan
... Petitioners
Vs.
1.Mr.Ashokan The Divisional Engineer, T.N.E.B., Mullai Nagar, Tambaram (West) Chennai – 45.
2.Mr.Ilayaraja The Assistant Executive Engineer, T.N.E.B., Mullai Nagar, Tambaram, Chennai – 45.
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3.Mr.Rajan,
The Assistant Engineer, O&M, Tambaram West, CEDC/South-II, Chennai – 45.
4.Mr.Rajasekaran, M/s.Pace Builders Pvt. Ltd., Rajasekaran, B-58, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 102. ... Respondents
Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for violating the order passed by this Court dated 09.11.2021, made in W.P.No.8740 of 2019.
For Respondents : Mr.L.Jaivenkatesh
O R D E R
This Contempt Petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of
the order of this Court dated 09.11.2021, made in W.P.No.8740 of 2019.
2.This Court, by order dated 09.11.2021, made in W.P.No.8740 of
2019, directed the Revenue Authorities and the Electricity Board Authorities
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to conduct a joint inspection in respect of the erection of transformer and pass appropriate orders.
3.Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that, pursuant to the orders of this Court, field inspection was conducted on 14.08.2024 and it is found that the EB Transformer is not located in petitioner's land and it is only erected in Town Survey No.9/9 (Old S.No.31/2A), standing in the names of Mr.Subbaraya Chowdry and others.
4.In view of the above, there is no willful disobedience of the orders of this Court. Therefore, this Contempt Petition is closed.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents wilfully disobeyed the Court's order dated 09.11.2021 in W.P.No.8740 of 2019 directing a joint inspection regarding transformer erection.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Alamelu
M. Ravikumar
M. Muralikumar
M. Sundaramurthy
S. Kalaiselvi
S.M.S. Saravanan
M. Dhandapani
As recorded by the court registry
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