M.A.Khader v. Liyakath Ali,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.06.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA Contempt Petition No.222 of 2019 M.A.Khader ..

Petitioner -vs1. Mr.Liyakath Ali Superintendent of Wakfs Tamil Nadu Wakf Board 14-15, Mosque Buildings Avinashi Road, Coimbatore-18

2. Periyasamy Inspector of Police C-3 Police Station Coimbatore

3. Mr.Sivakumar Tahsildar Coimbatore North Taluk Coimbatore (R2 & R3 impleaded vide order of Court dt.20.6.2019 made in Sub Apln.No.240 of 2019 in Cont.P.No.222 of 2019) ..

Respondents Petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 5.7.2018 made in W.P.No.16655 of 2018.

For Petitioner ::

Mr.A.S.Vijayaragavan For Respondents ::

Mr.V.Raghavachari for R1 Mr.K.Ravikumar Additional Government Pleader for R2 & 3

ORDER

When the matter was taken up, Mr.K.Ravikumar, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 2 & 3 fairly submitted that the respondents 2 & 3 are prepared to provide police protection for conducting the elections in a free and fair manner, as ordered by this Court on 5.7.2018 in W.P.No.16655 of 2018, if the first respondent makes a request in this regard.

2. The learned counsel for the first respondent-Wakf Board also stated that the first respondent is prepared to conduct the elections within four weeks and they will also make a fresh application to the Inspector of Police, C-3 Police Station, Coimbatore for providing police protection, if necessary, for the conduct of free and fair elections.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed to the said course.

4. Since the first respondent-Wakf Board has made their mind clear before this Court to hold the elections, they are directed to conduct the elections in a free and fair manner within a period of six weeks from today and the jurisdictional police shall provide sufficient police protection, on receipt of any such request from the first respondent, for holding a free and fair election. With this

direction, the contempt petition stands disposed of. SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) ss //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2019. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

Mv/10/07/2019

1. Superintendent of Wakfs Tamil Nadu Wakf Board 14-15, Mosque Buildings Avinashi Road, Coimbatore-18

2. Inspector of Police C-3 Police Station Coimbatore

3. Tahsildar Coimbatore North Taluk Coimbatore

4. President of Irai Arul Narpani Mandram & Member, Vadakovai Ahlay Sunnath Jamath, 19, Collector Sivakumar Street, K.K.Pudur, Coimbatore 38.