A.B.Somu And 11 Others v. Thiru. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Ias., And 5 Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.08.2023

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VAIDYANATHAN and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Cont. Petn. No.958 of 2014 in Rev. Appln. No.168 of 2011 A.B. Somu P. Panchatcharam B. Mala B. Sagadevan B. Bhavani N. Palani Sigamani Lakshmi Angamuthu Sakunthala Krishnamoorthy L. Mallika K. Shankar Petitioners v Mr. Thangakaliya Perumal, I.A.S.

Secretary to Government Housing & Urban Development Department Fort St. George Chennai 600 009 Mr. K. Chellamuthu, I.A.S.

Tamil Nadu Housing Board Nandanam Chennai 600 035 Mr. M. Bhaskaran Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) Tamil Nadu Housing Board Scheme Ashok Nagar, Chennai 600 083 1/4

Mr. R. Venkatesan Member Secretary Chennai Metropolitan Development Corporation Gandhi - Irwin Road Egmore Chennai 600 008 Respondents Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, seeking to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order dated 27.03.2013 passed by this Court in Rev. Appln. No.168 of 2011. For petitioners Ms. Meera Gnanasekar For RR 1 to 3 Mrs. V. Yamuna Devi Special Government Pleader For R4 Mrs. P. Veena Suresh Standing Counsel - - - - -

ORDER

(made by S. VAIDYANATHAN, J.) This contempt petition has been preferred alleging noncompliance of the order dated 27.03.2013 passed by this Court in Review Application No.168 of 2011 filed by the petitioners herein.

Seeking to recall the aforesaid order dated 27.03.2013, the State filed C.M.P. No.4320 of 2018, which was allowed by this Court vide order dated 29.03.2019 recalling the order dated 27.03.2013. 2/4

Meanwhile, an order dated 21.11.2017 passed by this Court in this contempt petition was appealed against by the State before the Supreme Court in S.L.P. (C) No.33299 of 2017. The Supreme Court, vide order dated 08.04.2019, taking note of the fact that the order dated 27.03.2013 passed by this Court has been recalled by this Court vide order dated 29.03.2019 passed in C.M.P. No.4320 of 2018, and hence, no further order needs to be passed, disposed of the special leave petition.

In view of the above factual matrix, nothing survives for adjudication in this contempt petition. Accordingly, this contempt petition stands closed. (S.V.N., J.) (K.R.S., J.) 14.08.2023 cad 3/4

S. VAIDYANATHAN, J.

and K. RAJASEKAR, J.

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