Embassy Property Developments Private Limited v. Gopalakrishnan and another
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – S.12
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CONT P No. 3353 of 2025, decided 19-12-2025 by N. Anand Venkatesh J. Embassy Property Developments Private Limited sought punishment of Gopalakrishnan (District Registrar, Tambaram) and Ezhilarasan (Sub Registrar, Pallavaram) under Section 12, Contempt of Courts Act 1971, for disobeying the common order dated 17.04.2025 in W.P.No.19636 of 2024. Division Bench entertained W.A.Nos.3255, 3275 & 3248 of 2025 and granted interim stay; contempt petition closed for the present with liberty to revive depending on the writ appeal result. No merits adjudication, no costs, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed; contempt petition closed for the present with liberty to the petitioner to revive it depending upon the result in W.A.Nos.3255, 3275 & 3248 of 2025. ¶25-27