K.R.Ramaswamy @ Traffic v. Gnanadesikan Ias
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.07.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR Cont. Petition No. 2062 of 2015 K.R.Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy ..Petitioner vs 1.Gnanadesikan,I.A.S.
Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09 2.T.Prabakar Rao, I.A.S.
Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.
3.Sathyprata I.A.S.
Commissioner, Transport Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 05.
4.George, I.P.S.
Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chenai - 07.
.. Respondents Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order dated 10.06.2014 passed by this Court in Cont.P.No.3 of 2014.
For Petitioner ..
Mr.K.R.Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy Party-in-Person For Respondents ..
Mr.M.Elumalai Government Advocate
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.) Alleging that the order dated 10.06.2014 passed in Cont.P.No.3 of 2014 has not been complied with, the present contempt petition has been filed.
2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, in purported compliance of the order passed on 14.06.2019, the status report has been filed by the third respondent, which indicates that upto 01.04.2019, 126 permits have been cancelled. Further, suspension orders were passed in 5017 cases and a huge sum Rs.4 crores and odd amount has also been collected by way of fine.
3. Though we find that this is not a complete compliance of the order passed, some steps were indeed taken. In such view of the matter, we close the contempt petition with the observation that henceforth, whenever violation is found, there shall not be any awarding of compounding fee by way of fine. Thus, in tune with the earlier order passed, the offenders are to be proceeded with through the suspension of permit or the cancellation, as the case may be.
SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) mmi/ssm //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/15/07/2019 To 1.Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09 2.Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.
3.Commissioner, Transport Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 05.
4.Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chenai - 07.