D.Thulasi v. Sampath Kumar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 10.07.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Contempt Petition No.931/2015 1.D.Thulasi 2.L.Lalitha 3.G.Ranjitham 4.K.Dhanusu ..

Petitioners

Versus

Mr.Sampath Kumar District Revenue Officer Kanchipuram.

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Respondent Contempt petition filed under section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondent for having committed contempt of court for willful disobedience of the order passed in WP.No.31513/2014 dated 19.01.2015. For Petitioners:

Mr.K.Vasudevan For Respondent :

Mr.I.Arockiasamy, GA

ORDER

The above contempt petition has been filed for willful disobedience of the order and direction passed in WP.No.31513/2014 dated 19.01.2015. by the respondent herein. 2.The direction issued by this Court in the writ petition reads as follows:-

"2.The petitioners seek for a direction to the 1st respondent to pass order within the time stipulated on his appeal petition which is now pending enquiry before the 2nd respondent. In this regard, reference has been made to the proceedings of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chengalpattu in Na.Ka.No.1515/2014 dated 26.08.2014. Since the matter is already seized of by the 2nd respondent, there will be a direction to the first respondent to pass orders, based on the second respondent's order dated 18.09.2013 and 26.08.2014, after issuing notice to the petitioners as well as to the respondents 5 to 8 on merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible.

3.It is submitted by the learned Government Advocate that the respondent is ready to comply with the order and the only difficulty expressed is that the post of District Revenue Officer, Kanchipuram is lying vacant. In my view, merely because the post is lying vacant, all files cannot be kept pending.

4.Therefore, there will be a direction to place the entire records before the District Collector, Kanchipuram and the District Collector, Kancheepuram shall pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, taking note of the report submitted by the Revenue

Divisional Officer, Chengalpattu in Na.Ka.No.1515/2015/Aa dated 26.06.2015 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.The contempt petition is disposed of accordingly. AP SD/ DEPUTY REGISTRAR(CLAA) //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2015. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) From 25th Day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

SS/CO/18/11/2015 To 1.Mr.Sampath Kumar District Revenue Officer Kanchipuram.

2.The District Collector, Kanchipuram.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Chengalpattu