Velumayil v. Krishnaraj

Cont. P(MD)No.250 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.03.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN Cont. P(MD)No.250 of 2022 in W.P.(MD)No.14763 of 2020 Velumayil ... Petitioner/Petitioner Vs.

Krishnaraj, The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

... Contemnor/1st Respondent Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent herein for his wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.14763 of 2020, dated 28.10.2020.

Prayer in WP(MD). 14763/ 2020 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction particularly in the nature of writ, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to take action on the petitioners representation dated 02.09.2020 and 12.10.2020 and consequently direct the respondents 3 and 4 not to threaten the petitioner to handover the property which is the subject matter of suit property in O.S.No.45 of 2015 on the file of Subordinate Court, Sankarankovil to the respondents 5 and 6 herein. For Petitioner :Mr.R.J.Karthick For Respondent :Mr.M.Sakthikumar Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this contempt petition alleging breach of the order dated 28.10.2020 made in W.P.(MD)No.14763 of 2020.

2. In the said order, I had observed that the dispute between the petitioner and counter petitioner appears to be purely civil in nature and that the local police are pocking their nose. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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3. The petitioner's counsel alleged that even after such a specific direction was passed, the local police are continuing to support the other party. Hence, status report was called for. The Superintendent of Police has filed a status report bearing Na.Ka.No.C2/18415/2021 dated 07.03.2022 stating that since the issue is purely civil in nature, the parties concerned have been advised to move the jurisdictional civil Court for appropriate relief. The status report has been filed through the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side).

4. Recording the said submission, the contempt petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) rmi Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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