The Southern Railway Persons With Disabilities Association v. Smt.Jaya Varma Sinha And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.12.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH The Southern Railway Persons with Disabilities Association, (SI.No.SRG/185/2022) Rep. by its General Secretary, A.Marimuthu, having its office at No.17/1, 1st Street, North Thirumalai Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai - 600 049.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.Smt.Jaya Varma Sinha Chairman, Railway Board, Room No.256-A, Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.Mr.R.N.Singh General Manager, South Railway, 1st Floor, NGO Main Building, Park Town, Chennai - 600 003.

... Respondents Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the respondents for their willfull and intentional disobedience to the order of this Court in W.P.No.19292 of 2023 dated 28.06.2023.

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For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Vignesh Raj For Respondents :

Mr.R.Rajesh Vivekanandan Deputy Solicitor General of India

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for the respondents submitted that the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.19292 of 2023 dated 28.06.2023, has been complied with.

2. Recording the submissions made by the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, as well as the learned counsel for the petitioner, the disobedience alleged cannot be termed to be willful in nature. Accordingly, the Contempt Petition stands closed.

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