S.Bala Baskaran, v. Dr.Rajneesh Bhutani
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court contempt petition closed for the present owing to interim stay granted in Writ Appeal W.A.No.1996 of 2024 challenging the writ order dated 19.12.2023 in W.P.No.16701 of 2020; Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act; willful disobedience; petitioner S.Bala Baskaran; respondent Dr.Rajneesh Bhutani, Registrar, Pondicherry University; decided 01.04.2025 by Justice R.N.Manjula; advocates V.Subramani (petitioner) and A.V.Bharathi, Standing Counsel (respondent).
What did the court decide?
Since a Writ Appeal (W.A.No.1996 of 2024) has been filed challenging the writ order dated 19.12.2023 in respect of which the contempt charge arises, and an interim stay has been granted in that Writ Appeal, the Contempt Petition is closed for the present. ¶22-23