S.Vijayalakshmi v. J.K.Tripathy

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATE: 24.11.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN in W.P.(MD).No.5508 of 2019 S.Vijayalakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.J.K.Tripathy, Director General of Police, Dr.Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

2.Murugan, South Zone Inspector General of Police, Race Course Colony, Reserve Line, Madurai-625 002.

3.Prem Anand Sinha, Commissioner of Police, Madurai City,Madurai-625002.

4.Shiva Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police, (L & O), Madurai City, Madurai-625002.

... Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the order dated 18.10.2019 in W.P(MD).No.5508 of 2019.

Prayer in WP(MD). 5508/ 2019 :

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court To issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1 to 4 respondents to take disciplinary action against 5th , 6th and 1/3

7th respondents for gross violation of provision of law and further direct to pay compensation amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (one lakh) by considering petitioner's representation dated 25/02/2018. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.R.Anbarasu For Respondents :

Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O R D E R

This contempt petition has been filed to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order of this Court, dated 18.10.2019 in W.P(MD).No.5508 of 2019.

2. This Court, by an order dated 18.10.2019, in W.P(MD).No.5508 of 2019, directed the respondents herein to initiate disciplinary proceedings as against the erring police officials and also directed them to pay a sum of Rs.50,000/- as cost to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

3. The learned Government Advocate filed a typed set of papers and would submit that a sum of Rs.50,000/- has been paid by way of Demand Draft to the petitioner, dated 21.11.2020 and the same was duly acknowledged by the petitioner, on 21.11.2020. In so far as the other direction in respect of the departmental disciplinary proceedings is concerned the Department has initiated disciplinary proceedings as against the erring police officials namely, the respondents 5 to 7 in tW.P.(MD)No.5508 of 2019 viz., Mrs.Anitha, Inspector of Police, transferred to Sekkanurani police station, Madurai, Mrs.S.Deepa, Inspector of Police, transferred to Keelathooval Police Station, Ramanathapuram District and Mrs.Krishnaveni, Grade-I police constable -431, C4, Thilagar Thidal (L&O) police station, Madurai, have been issued charge memos, dated 12.11.2020.

4. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), the Contempt Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 2/3

Ls To

1. The Director General of Police, Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

2.The South Zone Inspector General of Police, Race Course Colony, Reserve Line, Madurai-625 002.

3.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City,Madurai-625002.

4.The Deputy Commissioner of Police, (L & O), Madurai City, Madurai-625002.

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

+2 CC to M/s.G. RAJAGURU, Advocate ( SR-23081[F] dated 27/11/2020 ) in W.P.(MD).No.5508 of 2019 24.11.2020 PM(CO) NR (07/12/2020) 3P : 8C 3/3