S.P.Karthikeyan and another v. Mr. Ezhil
Contempt Practice – Closure on compliance with undertaking
Case brief
What is this about?
Cont.P. No.3860 of 2024, Madras High Court, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar J., order dated 31.07.2025 — contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 02.07.2024 in W.P. No. 4156 of 2020 directing incentive increment benefit on acquisition of B.Ed degree; petitioners S.P.Karthikeyan and R.Lakshmi Rekha; respondent Ezhil, District Educational Officer (Elementary), Sriperumbudur Educational District, Kancheepuram District; compliance shown by proceedings Na.Ka.No.307/A3/2022 dated 23.07.2025 extending incentive increment from date of B.Ed qualification; monetary benefits directed to be released within six weeks; liberty to seek reopening of contempt petition on failure.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed with a direction to the respondents to release all the consequential benefits in terms of the proceedings dated 23.07.2025 to the petitioner within six weeks from the date of the order; liberty reserved to the petitioner to seek reopening of the contempt petition if the amounts are not released within the time undertaken.