D.Murugan v. R.Kannan

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :: 20-10-2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN CONTEMPT PETITION No.2356 of 2023 D.Murugan ...

Petitioner -vsMr.R.Kannan, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

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Respondent Contempt Petition has been filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.32175 of 2013, dated 28.07.2021. For Petitioner : Mr.Balan Haridas For Respondents : No appearance

ORDER

In view of the decisions of the Supreme Court in Kunhayammed & Others -vs- State of Kerala & Another, 2000 (6) SCC 359; and Dineshan, K.K. vs. R.K.Singh & Another, 2014 (16) SCC 88, contempt before the learned single Judge in matters of this

2/3 nature is not maintainable. Therefore, this Contempt Petition is dismissed. It is open for the petitioner to agitate his grievance before the Division Bench in the light of the aforesaid decisions.

dixit 20-10-2023 To Mr.R.Kannan, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, No.76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.

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dixit CONT.P.No.2356/2023 20-10-2023