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directions of this Court, has to be appreciated. At the same time, while closing the contempt petition, we expect from the respondents that if any manhole still remains uncovered and unnoticed by the Court or by the petitioner or the manhole cover is damaged, they would immediately address it, so as to avoid any type of incident that had occurred in the past due to uncovered or damaged manholes, thereby maintaining the area around the High Court in the same condition as it is maintained now. HON’BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Cont.P.No.2340 of 2018 .

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 05.4.2022

CORAM :

THE HON’BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI,

CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

Cont.P.No.2340 of 2018

Mr.V.Tamizhanban       .. Petitioner

vs

1.Dr.D.Karthikeyan, IAS,

Commissioner, Greater Chennai    Corporation, Ripon Building    Periyamet, Chennai-3.

2.Mr.Ashok Dongre, IAS,

Managing Director, Chennai    Metropolitan Water Supply    and Sewerage Board, No.1,

Pumping Station Road,

Chintadripet, Chennai-2.      .. Respondents

Prayer: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order dated 31.7.2018 passed in W.P.No.18804 of 2018.

For Petitioner        : Mr.K.Elangoo

For Respondents : Mr.J.Ravindran, Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.K.Rajasrinivas for R1

Mr.C.Vigneswaran, Standing

Counsel for R2

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon’ble Chief Justice)

A status report has been filed to show compliance of the

order of this Court.

  1. Pursuant to the directions of this Court, the respondents had taken action and accordingly, so far as the area nearby High Court is concerned, a temporary toilet, apart from a permanent toilet, has been put up in order to prevent the walls from being used for nature calls. Flower pots have been placed to beautify the area to see that it is maintained and kept clean. A decision has been taken to cover all the manholes if they remain uncovered and at the

same time, the damaged manholes would be replaced so as to avoid any incident of the nature occurred if the manholes remain

uncovered.

  1. The action taken by the respondents, in compliance of the

directions of this Court, has to be appreciated.

  1. At the same time, while closing the contempt petition, we expect from the respondents that if any manhole still remains uncovered and unnoticed by the Court or by the petitioner or the manhole cover is damaged, they would immediately address it, so as to avoid any type of incident that had occurred in the past due to

uncovered or damaged manholes, thereby maintaining the area around the High Court in the same condition as it is maintained

now.

  1. It is also directed that if a temporary toilet is required to be

placed for the use of small shop keepers opposite High Court premises, the respondents may find out suitable place so that the arrangement of temporary toilet to the shop keepers is also provided nearby their place of work.

(M.N.B., CJ.)           (D.B.C.J.)

05.4.2022

Index : Yes/No

RS

 

M.N.BHANDARI, CJ

AND

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY,J

RS

 

Cont.P.No.2340 of 2018

 

05.4.2022

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