Lebara Hotels Pvt Ltd Formerly v. Ms.M.Sasikala,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.04.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN Cont.P.No.1721 of 2016 in WP.No.15762 of 2016 Lebara Hotels Pvt Ltd., Formerly, M/s.LBR Leisure and Hospitality Services Private Limited, Old No.228, New No.302, F.M.House, Annasalai, Teynampet, Chennai 600 006 Rep. by its Authorized Signatory, Mr.B.Karnakara ..

Petitioner Vs.

Ms.M.Sasikala Joint Sub Registrar, Chennai Central, Bharathi Salai, Chennai - 600 018.

.. Respondent Contempt Petition filed under section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent herein for committing contempt of the order of this Court dated 27.05.2016 made in WP No.15762 of 2016. For Petitioner :

Mr.John Zachariah for M/s.Fox Mandal and Associates For Respondent :

Mr.I.Arockiasamy, GA

ORDER

It is brought to the notice of this Court that has against the order dated 27.05.2016 made in WP.No.15762 of 2016 which is the subject matter of this contempt, a Writ

Appeal has been filed by the official respondents in W.A.No.1000 of 2016 and vide judgment dated 31.08.2016, a Division Bench of this Court has disposed of the Writ Appeal, granting liberty to the purchaser to extend their co-operation to the Government in collecting the deficit stamp duty and seek for release of the document and the vendor, namely, the 5th respondent in the writ petition has filed a review application in Rev.Apln.No.113 of 2016 and it was disposed of on 01.11.

2016 by the very same Bench, granting liberty to the 5th respondent to file their objections and thereafter, a direction was given to the concerned respondent, who shall pass necessary orders after affording an opportunity to the Review Petitioner within a period of one month thereafter and the Review Petitioner was directed to pay the deficit stamp duty demanded or to have recourse by way of approaching the appropriate forum. It was also indicated in the said order that the 3rd party purchaser, viz., the petitioner herein had also paid the stamp duty for the present transaction and the documents shall be released to him subject to the filing of an undertaking that they will extend their cooperation till the proceedings before the District Registrar to be raised by the erstwhile vendor is concluded.

In the light of the said development,

nothing survives for adjudication in this contempt petition and therefore, the same is closed.

SD/- JOINT REGISTRAR(OS)I/C rka //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2017. 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/21/06/2017 To Ms.M.Sasikala Joint Sub Registrar, Chennai Central, Bharathi Salai, Chennai - 600 018.

one cc to the Govt.Pleader, High Court,sr.No.4910/17 one cc to M/s.Fox Mandal & Associates,sr.No.4855/17