M.Manimegalai, v. Mr.K.Nanthakumar
Case brief
What is this about?
In this contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act for wilful disobedience of a writ order, the court observed that the Division Bench is seized of the related writ appeal. Consequently, the court declined to adjudicate the contempt matter concurrently but granted liberty to the petitioner to pursue her remedy subject to the appeal's outcome, while closing the petition.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to work out her remedy subject to the outcome of the Writ Appeal pending in the Division Bench.
What the court decided
Cont.P.No.1878 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 03.02.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH
Cont.P.No.1878 of 2022
M.Manimegalai
... Petitioner
Vs.
1.Mr.K.Nanthakumar Director of School Education, College Road Chennai – 600 006.
2.Mr.P.Kuppusamy The District Educational Officer Tenkasi Tenkasi District.
...Respondents
Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3139 of 2015 dated 14.12.2021.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be adjudicated while the Division Bench is seized of the associated writ appeal.
Whether liberty should be granted to the petitioner to work out her remedy pending the outcome of the writ appeal.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
M.Manimegalai
- respondent
Mr.K.Nanthakumar
- respondent
Mr.P.Kuppusamy
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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