Devarajan v. Pratheep Kumar IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petitions closed; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; Cont.P(MD)Nos.2285 & 2340 of 2024; Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act; wilful disobedience of orders in W.P(MD)No.28832 of 2023 dated 07.12.2023 and W.P(MD)No.29751 of 2023 dated 15.12.2023; closed in view of common order in W.P(MD)Nos.13854 & 14381 to 14384 of 2025 dated 07.08.2025; petitioners Devarajan and Devaki; respondents Pratheep Kumar, I.A.S., District Collector Trichy; Sethupathy, Divisional Engineer, National Highways Authority; Jeya Prakasam, Tahsildar, Thiruverumbur; counsel V.Malaiyendran, V.Om Prakash Government Advocate, S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader.
What did the court decide?
In view of the common order passed in W.P(MD)Nos.13854 & 14381 to 14384 of 2025, dated 07.08.2025, the Contempt Petitions are closed; the alleged wilful disobedience was not adjudicated and no punishment was imposed.