THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN CONTEMPT CASE No.1025 of 2011 ORDER: Alleging violation of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.22554 of 2009 in W.P. No.17197 of 2009 dated 10.09.2009, the present contempt case is filed. This Court, by the aforesaid order, granted interim direction as prayed for. The Interim prayer in the W.P.M.P. reads as under: “Petition under Section 151 of CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in W.P. the High Court may be pleased to conduct an enquiry for passing appropriate orders on the representation dated 03.08.2008 and 07.01.2009 of the petitioner while hearing the petitioner, forthwith, pending disposal of W.P.No.17197 of 2009 on the file of the High Court.” The prayer in the W.P.M.P. reads as if it is the High Court which is required to conduct the enquiry, Learned Counsel for the petitioner would state that, while the prayer may not have been properly couched, what the petitioner, in effect, had sought for is a direction to the Sub-registrar to conduct enquiry on the petitioner’s representations dated 03.08.2008 and 07.01.2009. The jurisdiction which this Court exercises under the Contempt of Courts Act is quasi criminal in nature. It is only when the order of this Court is violated; violation is wilful and deliberate; and such deliberate violation of the order of this Court is proved beyond reasonable doubt; would interference be called for. As the order reads as if it is the High Court which is to conduct the enquiry, the first respondent cannot be faulted for not conducting an enquiry in this regard, since there is no direction against him to conduct such an enquiry. The contempt case as filed is without merit and is, accordingly, dismissed. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 09.08.2011 MRKR