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Madurai Singarathoppu Theru Naidu Sangam, v. Pethuraj

Madras HC24 Jun 2025CONT P(MD)/1421/2025

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What is this about?

CONT.P.(MD)No.1421 of 2025 in W.P.(MD)No.25369 of 2024; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; K. Murali Shankar J.; contempt of court; Section 11 Contempt of Court Act; willful and deliberate disobedience; Madurai Singarathoppu Theru Naidu Sangam; Jana Sri Murugan; Pethuraj Assistant Commissioner of Police IS Wing Keerathurai Madurai; Crime No.344 of 2025; FIR dated 23.06.2025; Keeraithurai police; contempt petition closed; advocates Mr.Niranjan S.Kumar and Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Civil Side); order dated 24.06.2025.

What did the court decide?

No punitive relief; the Contempt Petition was closed on recording the Government Advocate's submission regarding registration of Crime No.344 of 2025 and the petitioner's request for closure. ¶24

Madurai Singarathoppu Theru Naidu Sangam, Vs Pethuraj — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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CONT.P.(MD)No.1421 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 24.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTIC E K.MURALI SHANKAR

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CONT.P.(MD)No.1421 of 2025 in W.P.(MD)No.25369 of 2024

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Madurai Singarathoppu Theru Naidu Sangam, represented by its Power of Attorney namely Jana Sri Murugan

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... Petitioner

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Vs.

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Pethuraj The Assistant Commissioner of Police (IS Wing), O/o.Assistant Commissioner of Police, Keerathurai, Madurai.

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... Contemnor

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PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, to punish the contemnor for his willful, deliberate and disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.25369 of 2024 dated 25.10.2024.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Niranjan S.Kumar

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For Contemnor : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Civil Side)

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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CONT.P.(MD)No.1421 of 2025

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O R D E R

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The Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the contemnor/ respondent for his willful and deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court passed in W.P.(MD)No.25369 of 2024 dated 25.10.2024.

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When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned

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Government Advocate (Civil Side) appearing for the contemnor would submit that Keeraithurai police registered a case in Crime No.344 of 2025 on 23.06.2025 and also produced the copy of the FIR.

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