Jaguar Thangam v. A.M.Rathinam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.03.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU Contempt Petition No. 1479 of 2019 Dr. Jaguar Thangam President, Film and Television Producers'

Guild of South India B1, Rams Flat, New No.19(Old No.5) Jagatheeswaran Street, T.Nagar Chennai - 600 017.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.

A.M.Rathinam 2.

Ka.Kalaikottuthayam 3.

P.Duraiswamy 4.

M.Jambu 5.

K.Nandagopal Chetty 6.

R.Kamalanathan 7.

D.Vasanthi 8.

T.Kulanchiappan 9.

S.Mohammed Farook 10.

N.Pakkirisamy 11.

Aranthanki Sankar 12.

Ashok 13.

Ghanshyam Hemdev 14.

Mohammed Hidayuthallah 15.

Madurai Selvam ... Respondents 1/3

Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the Respondents for disobeying the orders of this Hon'ble Court dated 12.09.2018 passed in C.M.P. No. 16131 of 2018 in O.S.A. No. 371 of 2018. For Petitioner : Mr. R.Maheswari For Respondents : Mr. K.M.Balaji (For R5) Mr. A.Imamuddin (For R7 & R10) Mr. Krishnamoorthy (For R4, R8, R9, R11 to R14)

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.

The Contempt Petition has been filed alleging violation of the order dated 12.09.2018 in C.M.P. No. 16131 of 2018 in O.S.A. No. 371 of 2018. 3.

It is submitted by the Learned Counsel for the Parties that when this Contempt Petition was pending before this court, the main Appeal itself has been disposed of by an order dated 16.12.2019 appointing Hon'ble Mr.Justice D.Murugesan (Retired Chief Justice of Delhi High Court) and Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.Shanmugam (Retired Judge, High Court, Madras) as Observers, who shall observe the entire election process and ensure that the election is conducted in a 2/3

fair and free manner and to convene Annual General Body Meeting for the approval of the members of the guild. and it is submitted that the Observers have already convened a meeting and they are in the process of executing the orders of this Court.

4.

In view of the aforesaid developments, this Contempt Petition is closed. The warrant already issued is re-called. The parties are directed to cooperate with the Observers. No costs. SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(COMM.CASES) maya/ay //Certified to be true copy// Dated at Madras this the day of 2021. COURT OFFICER(O.S.) from 25th day of September 2008 the Registry is issuing Certified copies of the Orders/Judgments/Decrees in this format.

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