Cont. P. No.989 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Contempt Petition No.989 of 2025 Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) No.805, Surya Kiran Building, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001 Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr.Saharsh Damani ... Petitioner Versus 1. Thiru. K.Phanindra Reddy, IAS Principal Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort. St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. Mr. Chunsangam Jataka Siru, IAS Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 006. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Sections 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, (a) to declare that the respondents are guilty of having committed civil 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.989 of 2025 contempt of this Court by willfully disobeying the order dated 12.06.2024 passed by this Court in WP Nos.36031, 36033, 36036 and 36037 of 2023 and W.P. Nos.411, 414, 416 and 419 of 2024 and unish the respondents with simple imprisonment for a period as this Court deems fit and proper, and fine the respondents with such amount as this Court deems fit and proper, for having committed contempt of this Court order dated 12.06.2024; and (b) pass an order directing the respondents to comply with the judgment dated 12.06.2024 of this Court in WP Nos. 36031, 36033, 36036 and 36037 of 2023 and W.P. Nos.411, 414, 416 and 419 of 2024. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Shankhar For Respondents : Mr.P. Balathandayutham, Special Government Pleader O R D E R (Order of the Court was delivered by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) No contempt has been made out, inasmuch as the order disobedience of which is sought for does not indicate any time limit for implementing the amendments introduced to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.989 of 2025 and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. 2. Hence the Contempt Petition is dismissed. (R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) (MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.) 09.04.2025 jv Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non Speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort. St. George, Chennai 600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Transport and Road Safety, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 006. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.989 of 2025 R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. jv Contempt Petition No.989 of 2025 09.04.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis