Contempt petition alleging disobedience of a Madras High Court judgment concerning Puducherry postgraduate medical admissions. As the Supreme Court had ordered deposit of amounts and suspension of registration/licensing of degrees pending relisting, the High Court closed the petition with liberty to renew.
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2024:MHC:4059
Cont.P.No.703 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 02.12.2024
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. KUMARAPPAN
Cont.P.No.703 of 2024
Dr.P.Sidharthan
... Petitioner
Vs.
Dr.Cheryl Ann Gerardine Shivan, Convenor, Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC), Kamarajar Manimandapam, Near Shivaji Statue, Karuvadikuppam, Puducherry – 605 008. ... Respondent
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to punish the respondent herein for the wilful and deliberate disobedience of the judgment and final order dated 27.09.2023 passed by this Court in W.A.Nos.861 & 862 of 2017.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.B.R.Menon For Respondent : Mr.R.Sreedhar, Additional Government Pleader (Puducherry)
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ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. )
In the SLPs arising out of the order of the Division Bench of this Court, the contempt of which is complained of, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has passed the following order on 22.11.2024:-
“ The petitioners before this Court representing the
Medical College as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry shall deposit the amount, as directed by the High Court in its order dated 09.11.2023, with the Registry of this Court on or before 13.12.2024.
The amount so deposited shall be kept in a short term interest bearing Fixed Deposit, in a nationalized
bank, on auto-renewal basis.
Re-list the matter on 17.12.2024.
In the meantime, the Commission shall not
register the Postgraduate Degree granted in favour of
the present petitioners or shall not give them any licence
to practice, unless it has already been done. ”
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2. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition stands closed with
liberty to the petitioner to renew, if necessary.
[R.S.M., J] [C.K., J]
02.12.2024
Index: Yes Non-speaking order Internet: Yes Neutral Citation: Yes
Sni
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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
Sni
Cont.P.No.703 of 2024
02.12.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Should the contempt petition be pursued given intervening Supreme Court orders in the SLPs?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Dr.P.Sidharthan
Dr.Cheryl Ann Gerardine Shivan, Convenor, Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC), Puducherry
R.Subramanian
C.Kumarappan
As recorded by the court registry
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