2018 (8) TMI 1861

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..... those proceedings have been pending for about one year - HELD THAT:- Dispose of the writ petition holding that the 1st petitioner will consider the Ext.P11 compounding application, subject to its maintainability, expeditiously, in a month's time. At the time of considering that application, the 1st respondent will also give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. I may, as well, observe .....

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..... ining that the Department has initiated prosecution proceedings before the 1st respondent could consider the compounding application, the petitioners have filed this writ petition. 3. The petitioners' counsel submits that Section 279 (2) of the Act enables the petitioners to compound the offence, and those proceedings have been pending for about one year. Before the authority c .....

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