Madras High CourtCONT P/1705/2019closed

T.Thanikachalam v. Niranjan Mardi I.A.S

2019-11-08Honourable Mr Justice S.M. Subramaniam2 pages

Cont.P.No.1705 of 2019 & batch

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 08.11.2019 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM Cont.P.Nos.1705 to 1712 of 2019 T. Thanikachalam .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1705/2019 V. Loganathan .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1706/2019 S. Arumugam .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1707/2019 P. Nagarathinam .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1708/2019 S. Ganesan .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1709/2019 R. Suguna .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1710/2019 V. Ravikumar .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1711/2019 K. Bhavanidevi .. Petitioner in Cont.P.No.1712/2019 vs.

1. Dr.Niranjan Mardi, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home (Transport IV) Department, Secretariat, Chennai -9.

2. Thiru.C.Samayamoorthy, I.A.S., Transport Commissioner, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.

.. Respondents in all Cont.ps.

Contempt petitions filed under section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act,1971, to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order of this Court passed in W.P.Nos.13525 to 13528 of 2018, W.P.No.14758 of 2018 and W.P.Nos.14764 to 14766 of 2018 dated 13.03.2019. For Petitioners : Mr. Ravi Shanmugam For Respondents : Mr.C.Emalias, Additional Advocate General -VIII assisted by Mrs.A.Srijayanthi, Special Government Pleader [R1 & R2] https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Cont.P.No.1705 of 2019 & batch

O R D E R

The present Contempt Petitions have been filed praying to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order of this Court passed in W.P.Nos.13525 to 13528 of 2018, W.P.No.14758 of 2018 and W.P.Nos.14764 to 14766 of 2018 dated 13.03.2019.

2. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contempt petitioners states that as against the order in W.P.No.13520 of 2018 dated 13.03.2019, a Writ Appeal in W.A.No.1565 of 2019 has been filed and the Division Bench of this Court has also granted an order of interim stay therein. Learned counsel further submits that the subject matter of the orders, which are in contempt, is similar to the issue involved in W.P.No.13520 of 2018.

In view of the above said submission, these contempt petitions stand closed.

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