Case brief
What is this about?
CONT P No. 2706 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Madras; Justice T. Vinod Kumar; decided 12-09-2025. Contempt petition under S.11, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for alleged non-compliance of order dated 20.06.2022 in W.P.No.12859 of 2022 (order body recites W.P.No.12859 of 2023) requiring consideration of representation dated 04.01.2022 within 12 weeks; respondent claimed compliance on 22.09.2022 (proceedings gh/vz;/ 3197-gp/vg;2-it/ep-jmnghf-nfh-<k-2022); petition presented 21.07.2025 held time-barred under S.20 (one year from alleged contempt); S.Tirupathi Rao Vs. M. Lingamiah and others, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1764 relied on; contempt petition dismissed; compliance question left undecided; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As per Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, a Contempt Petition is to be filed within a period of one year from the date of the alleged contempt being committed by the respondent.