Dismissed¶21
Mrs. Jayashree v. Geetha Senthilkumar
Madras HCCONT P/1210/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Madras High Court contempt petition closed 25.04.2025; Jayashree v. Geetha Senthilkumar (Secretary, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry); Section 11 Contempt of Court Act 1971; alleged willful disobedience of writ order 18.06.2024 W.P.No.9146/W.P.No.9196 of 2024; disciplinary committee enquiry hearings 10.03.2025 and 12.03.2025; petitioner's arguments not heard; merits-based grievance not entertainable in contempt; no willful disobedience established; Cont.P.No.1210 of 2025; bench S.M. Subramaniam and C. Kumarappan; counsel P. Vijendran/P. Vijeyandran.
What did the court decide?
A complaint raising a grievance on merits — namely that the petitioner's arguments were not heard during the disciplinary enquiry — cannot be entertained in a contempt petition. ¶20