D.Kamesh Kanth v. Thiru.Anand Ias Nd Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.02.2023 CORAM :

The HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Contempt Petition Nos.2899 of 2022, 85 and 86 of 2023 D. Kamesh Kanth ...

Petitioner in Contempt Petition No.2899 of 2022 M.Sumathy ...

Petitioner in Contempt Petition No.85 of 2023 M.Mangalakshmi ...

Petitioner in Contempt Petition No.86 of 2023 vs

1. Thiru Anand, I.A.S.

The Commissioner of Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.

2. Tmt. Kalaichelvi, The District Adi-Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Officer, ...

Respondents in Contempt Petition No.2899 of 2022 1/5

Mrs. Kalaiselvi, District Adi-Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Officer, ...

Respondent in Contempt Petition Nos.85 and Prayer in Contempt Petition No.2899 of 2022 : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the orders passed in W.P. No.23381 of 2022, dated 10.11.2022.

Prayer in Contempt Petition No.85 of 2023 :

Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for having committed the act of contempt by willfully, wantonly and deliberately disobeyed the order dated 10.11.2022 passed in W.P. No.23402 of 2022.

Prayer in Contempt Petition No.86 of 2023 :

Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for having committed the act of contempt by willfully, wantonly and deliberately disobeyed the order dated 10.11.2022 passed in W.P. No.23387 of 2022.

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For Petitioner in Contempt Petition No.2899 of 2022 : Mr.S. Kamadevan Contempt Petition Nos.85 and 86 of 2023 : Mr.S. Pushpakaran For Respondent (s) in all writ petitions : Mr.T.K.Saravanan, Govt. Advocate.

COMMON ORDER The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents has placed before this Court the orders passed by the respondents, by which, the common order dated 10.11.2022 passed in i) W.P. No.23381 of 2022 filed by Kamesh Kanth, ii) W.P. No.23402 of 2022 filed by M.Sumathy and iii) W.P. No.23387 of 2022 filed by M.Mangalakshmi have been duly complied with.

2. Since the common order dated 10.11.2022 in respect of the petitioners in these contempt petitions have been duly complied with by the respondents by passing final orders, nothing survives for further adjudication in these contempt petitions. Accordingly, these contempt petitions are closed.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would however submit that insofar as the remaining petitioners, who are parties to the common order dated 10.11.2022 in W.P. No.23381 of 2022 etc. batch are concerned, till date, in respect of those petitioners, the said order have not been complied with.

4. It is made clear that if they are aggrieved they have to file a separate contempt petition and they cannot seek relief in these contempt petitions.

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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1. The Commissioner of Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.

2. The District Adi-Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Officer, Contempt Petition Nos.2899 of 2022, 85 and 86 of 2023 22.02.2023 5/5