M.Govindhan v. Uma Maheswari

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22/9/2015 C O R A M THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN Contempt Petition No.971 of 2015

1. M. Govindhan

2. A. Subramaniyan

3. K. Elangovan

4. V. Jaisankar ...

Petitioners Vs

1. Uma Maheswari The Revenue Divisional Officer Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai District.

2. Sivasankaran The State Level Scrutiny Committee rep. By its Chairman and Secretary to the Government Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Fort St. George Secretariat Chennai 600 009.

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Respondents Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the orders of this Court passed in W.P.No.27257 of 2014 dated 5/11/2014.

For petitioner ...

Mr.M.Ravi For respondents...

Mr.P.H.Aravindh Pandian Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.N.Sakthivel Government Advocate.

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O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J.) This Contempt Petition is filed to seek compliance of the order dated 5 November, 2014, passed by this Court in W.P.No.27257 of 2014.

2. Thiru.P.Annamalai, Chairman, State Level Scrutiny Committee, Chennai and Ms.Uma Maheswari, Revenue Divisional officer, Thiruvannamalai are present in Court and submit that they undertake to comply with all the orders of this court in their letter and spirit within the prescribed time as mandated, in future and not to give any occasion to take action against the authorities. In the case on hand, the delay occurred was not with an intention and deliberately, but, on account of some unavoidable circumstances and also the Chairman joining the office recently.

3. Learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the alleged contemnors submits that the aforestated order passed by this Court is complied with.

4. In view of the above, Contempt Petition is accordingly closed. It is open to the petitioners to challenge the order passed by the second respondent, if so advised, under the provisions of law.

mvs.

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/05/11/2015 One CC to The Government Pleader, Sr.No.12307 To 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvannamalai District.

2. Sivasankaran The State Level Scrutiny Committee rep. By its Chairman and Secretary to the Government Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Fort St. George Secretariat Chennai 600 009.