M.Chandrabose v. Dr.K.Gopal IAS and 3 others
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Section 11 – Contempt Petition closed
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (RMT. Teekaa Raman, J.) closed Cont.P.No.2173 of 2023 on 07.02.2025. Petitioner M.Chandrabose sought punishment under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 of eight respondents (Dr.K.Gopal, M.Lakshmi, Dr.K.Arasu, R.Babu, Sathyaprata Sahoo, Maheswari Ravikumar, Dr.Somasundaram, Dr.Thiruvalar Selvi) for disobeying the order dated 12.3.2013 in W.P.No.29439 of 2010, confirmed in W.A.No.765 of 2016, and the Supreme Court order dated 11.11.2022 in S.L.P.C.No.7436 of 2021. Respondent Nos.5 to 8 were impleaded by order dated 10.01.2025. Counsel: M.Santhanaraman for petitioner; P.Kamaresan (Addl. Advocate General VII) with P.Ganesan (Addl. Government Pleader) for respondents. State reported compliance; petition closed. Keywords: contempt petition closed, compliance reported, Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed; the Contempt Petition was closed following the Additional Advocate General's submission that the order dated 12.3.2013 in W.P.No.29439 of 2010 has been complied with.