(1) Every application for Contempt of Court committed in respect of Judgment, Decree, Direction, Order, Writ of other Process of the High Court shall be accompanied by two additional sets of all the papers in the case for the record of the Court and the required number of copies for service on the alleged contemner.
\2) Every such application shall be posted before the Judge or Judges nominated by the Hon'ble Chief Justice for orders as to whether notice shall issue to the alleged contemnor.
\3) Notice of such application, if ordered, requiring the alleged contemner to appear on a date fixed; which shall be not less than four weeks from the date of order, or as fixed by the Court, shall be sent out for personal service on the alleged contemner.
(4) No process fee shall be collected for service of process.
(5) Every such application shall on the date fixed, be posted for hearing before such Judge or Judges as the case may be.
NOTES The amended Rule 6(2) is valid and legal, and not inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution or of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. K.S Illangovan v. The High Court of Judicature at Madras, 2009 SCC OnLine Mad 1483 (DB) (DB).
2. Substituted by ROC No. 855-A/20001R.R., published in the T.N. Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 20-9-2007, Issue No. 266, Part 1I1,Section 2, Page 22.
3. Rule NO.3 deleted and sub-rules (4) to (6) have been renumbered as (3) to (5).
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