C.Nallaiyan v. Brindha Devi and 3 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court contempt petition closed (Cont.P No. 3667 of 2024, decided 06-02-2025, N. Sathish Kumar, J.). Petitioner C. Nallaiyan sought punishment under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 of Salem officials (District Collector Brindha Devi; Deputy Director Balamurugan; Sub Collector/RDO Ponmani; Tahsildar Ravikumar) for violation of WP No.16393 of 2024 order dated 26.06.2024. Tahsildar order Na.Ka.No.1439/2024/A1 dated 06.11.2024 showed patta in petitioner's favour; Court found no contempt arose and closed the petition. Advocates: M. Elango for petitioner; A. Selvendran, Special Govt Pleader, for R1-R4.
What did the court decide?
Since the order produced by the 4th respondent/Tahsildar in Na.Ka.No.1439/2024/A1 dated 06.11.2024 clearly states that the patta is in favour of the petitioner, this Court held that no contempt would arise.