Madras High CourtCONT P/2322/2016closed

Mr.T.R.Thirugnanam, v. Mr.Pandian

2017-02-10Honourable Mr Justice M. Sathyanarayanan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.02.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN Cont.P.No.2322 of 2016 T.R.Thirugnanam ..

Petitioner vs.

1.Mr.Pandian, The General Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.1, 15th Main Road, Ranganathan Gardens, Chennai-600 040.

2.Mr.Debashish Naik, The Territory Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.35, Vaidyanathan Street, Tondiorpet, Chennai-600 081.

Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents suitably for their acts in contumacious violation of the order of this Court passed in W.P.No.28724 of 2016 on 18.08.2016 which amount to deliberate disobedience.

For Petitioner :

Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, Senior Counsel for M/s.P.Selvan Amunas For Respondents :

Mr.M.Vijayan for M/s.King and Patridge

O R D E R

Heard the submissions of the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner who would submit that despite the directions of this Court directing the respondents not to proceed with the construction, till the disposal of the

representation, they have proceeded with the construction and therefore, violated the Court order and prays for appropriate orders.

2. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondents are not aware of the order passed by this Court and therefore, some part of the construction has been put up and on becoming aware of the same, they stopped the construction activities and the representation submitted by them have also been rejected and challenging the same, writ petition has been filed and interim orders have been passed.

3. In the light of the stand taken by the respondents and also the unconditional apology tendered by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents, this Contempt Petition is closed, leaving the parties to work out their remedy in the pending writ petition.

Sd/- JOINT REGISTRAR (OS) //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.

CO/06/03/2017 To 1.Mr.Pandian, The General Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.1, 15th Main Road, Ranganathan Gardens, Chennai-600 040.

2.Mr.Debashish Naik, The Territory Manager (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., No.35, Vaidyanathan Street, Tondiorpet, Chennai-600 081.

One CC to M/s.King & Partridge, Sr.No.2228 One CC to Mr.P.Selvam Amunas, Sr.No.2286