S.Jeyalakshmi v. M.Murugesan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), Cont.P(MD)No.275 of 2025, decided 12.08.2025 by L.Victoria Gowri, J. Contempt petition under Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging wilful disobedience of order dated 07.06.2024 in WP(MD)No.14781 of 2020. Compliance recorded; petitioner raised non-payment of monetary benefits; Government Advocate stated benefits are automatic; contempt petition closed, no punishment imposed. Petitioner: S.Jeyalakshmi (C.Venkatesh Kumar). Contemnor/4th Respondent: M.Murugesan, DEO (Elementary), Karur (T.Amjad Khan, Government Advocate). Keywords: contempt closed, compliance recorded, automatic monetary benefits, Karur, Madurai Bench.
What did the court decide?
Recording the learned Government Advocate's submissions that the order in WP(MD)No.14781 of 2020 dated 07.06.2024 has been complied with and that the pending monetary benefits are automatic, the Court closed the Contempt Petition without imposing any punishment on the Contemnor.