S.Munusamy v. Mr. M.Selva Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.), Cont.P.No. 2951 of 2025, order dated 08.12.2025: contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by S. Munusamy against M. Selva Kumar (EMRI GHS, 108 Ambulance Services) alleging non-payment of the 24th month's last drawn wages under the order dated 28.01.2025 in W.M.P.No.33963 of 2024 in W.P.No. 1137 of 2024; court held the 24th month's pay falls due only in January 2026 and found no error on the part of the respondent; respondent to continue 17B wages while the order is in force; petition closed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
No error is attributable to the respondent: reckoning January 2024 to December 2025 as 24 months, the 24th month's pay becomes receivable only in January 2026, so payment up to December 2025 (23 months) does not constitute disobedience.