V.Madurai Veeran v. L.Subramnanian, Ias

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.06.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Contempt Petition No.1828 of 2017 C.Madurai Veeran S/o.P.Vaithilingam ..

Petitioner Vs

1. L.Subramanian The District Collector, District Collectorate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2. K.Saraswathi The Revenue Divisional Officer, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3. C.Ravichandran The Assistant Director of Mines, Mines Department, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

4. Manoharan The Tashildar, Vikravandi Taluk, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

5. Suresh Babu The Inspector of Police, Kandamangalam Police Station, Kandamangalam, Villupuram District.

6. Manoj Parida Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Puducherry.

.. Respondents

Contempt Petition filed u/s.11 of the Contempt of Court Act to punish the respondents for contempt of Court in willfully and deliberately flouting and disobeying the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.17023 of 2006 dated 30.08.2006.

For Petitioner :

M/s.Achari and Antoni For Respondents:

Mr.R.Venkatesh, Government Advocate

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J] The present Contempt Petition has been filed alleging non compliance of the order passed in W.P.No.17023 of 2006 dated 30.08.2006.

2. The order, which is the subject matter of the contempt petition, came to be passed as early as on 30.08.2006 in W.P.No.17023 of 2006, with certain guidelines and alleging violation of the same, the petitioner has submitted a representation only on 12.08.2017, i.e. nearly after lapse of 11 years.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that since the guidelines/conditions imposed by this Court in the above cited order have not been complied with, being a continuous cause of action enabled the petitioner to invoke the contempt jurisdiction of this Court.

4. In the considered opinion of this Court, the said submission lacks merit for the reason that the present contempt petition is beyond the period of limitation and that apart as to the alleged violation of the order dated 30.08.2006 made in W.P.No.17023 of 2006, a representation came to be made only on 12.08.2017. Therefore, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh writ petition, with regard to the alleged illegal sand quarry in Sankaraparani River, Tandavamurthykuppam Panchayat.

5. This Contempt Petition is dismissed with the above liberty.

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TM/CO/16/07/2018.

One CC to Government Pleader, SR.8718.