Madras high court takes cognizance of report in H Raja case – Times of India

MADURAI: The state on Tuesday informed the Madras high court that the trial court had taken cognizance of the final report which was filed in a case registered against former BJP national secretary H Raja for his derogatory comments about the judiciary at Pudukkottai district in 2018.
Taking cognizance of it, justice G Ilangovan observed that since the earlier order of the court has been complied with, nothing survives in this petition for further consideration. Hence, the judge closed the contempt petition.
The court was hearing the petition filed by S Doraisamy, a Chennai-based advocate , seeking action against the Thirumayam inspector of police for not filing the final report in the case by complying with the earlier orders. The petitioner stated that Raja by violating the orders of the court proceeded to set up a stage for a meeting as a part of Vinayagar Chaturthi celebration at Pudukkottai district on September 15, 2018. When the police attempted to stop him, Raja picked up an argument in which he passed derogatory comments about the judiciary. Since the final report was not filed, the petitioner moved the HC Madurai bench in 2019. When the contempt petition was taken up for hearing on June 17, the additional public prosecutor (APP) submitted that the final report was already filed before the Thirumayam judicial magistrate. APP had submitted that the Thirumayam judicial magistrate had taken cognizance of the final report.