T.Murugaiah v. Naagasankar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner filed a contempt petition seeking punishment for willful disobedience of a prior court order. The Respondent produced an enquiry file showing the complaint was false and closed. The Court closed the petition on these merits.
What did the court decide?
The contempt petition was closed and the closure report served upon the petitioner.
What the court decided
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Cont P(MD) No.997 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 24.06.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN
Cont P(MD) No.997 of 2024
T.Murugaiah ... Petitioner/Petitioner
Vs.
Mr.Naagasankar, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent Police, Tenkasi, Tenkasi District. ... Contemnor/2nd Respondent
PRAYER : Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1970, to punish the respondent herein for his willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.18724 of 2023 dated 18.10.2023.
For Petitioner :Mr.I.Pinaygash
For Respondent :Mr.Veerenthiran Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be allowed after the complaint underlying the petition was found untrue and closed by the investigating authority.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
T.Murugaiah
- respondent
Mr.Naagasankar
Coram
G.ILANGOVAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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