Madras High CourtCONT P/2999/2023closed

R.Appaswamy v. M.A.Narasimhan And 7others

2024-07-31Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian,Honourable Mrs Justice R. Kalaimathi4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 31.07.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI Contempt Petition No.2999 of 2023 R.Appaswamy ... Petitioner -vs1. M.A.Narasimhan

2. C.A.Balamurali, Superintending Engineer, Electricity and Planning, Town Planning Dept., Ripon Building, Greater Corporation of Chennai, Chennai-600 003.

3. C.K.Sundararajan Executive Engineer, Town Planning Dept., Ripon Building, Greater Corporation of Chennai, Chennai-600 003.

4. Babu Vijayabaskaran

5. Dhakshinamurthy

6. R.Nandakumar Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Velachery, Chennai.

7. Asst. Revenue Officer - Adyar, Greater Corporation of Chennai, Chennai - 600 020.

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8. G.Jawis Asst. Engineer, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, TANGEDCO Operation & Maintenance, South II, Adyar, Chennai - 20.

... Respondents Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for willfully disobeying the order of this Court dated 05.07.2023 passed in CMP No.10154 of 2023 in A.S.No.260 of 2023.

For the Petitioner :

Mr.K.Subramanian Senior Counsel for Mr.M.A.Abdul For the Respondents :

Mr.S.Vasudevan, for R-1 :

Mr. A.Palaniappan, for R-4 :

Mrs.K.Aswini Devi, for R-7 * * * * *

ORDER

(Made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) The private respondents, namely, the first respondent and fourth respondent, have filed affidavits to the effect that they have taken steps to withdraw all complaints made by them to the authorities which were considered to be in violation of the orders of injunction granted by this Court. Copy of letters, withdrawing the complaints have also been given.

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2. The learned counsel for the seventh respondent would submit that the property tax portal has been re-activated.

3. Now that the complaints stand withdrawn and the property tax portal has also been re-activated by the seventh respondent, we do not see any reason to keep the contempt petition pending. Hence, this contempt petition is closed.

(R.S.M., J.) (R.K.M., J.) 31.07.2024 Index : Yes/No NC : Yes/No sra 3/4

R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

and R.KALAIMATHI, J.

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