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P. Soundarrajan v. Kuthalinga Rajan Alias Gopi

Madras HC7 Jul 2025CONT P(MD)/470/2024

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What is this about?

Contempt petition closed; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act; willful disobedience of writ order dated 13.12.2023 in W.P.(MD)No.29640 of 2023; demand dated 18.09.2024 for developmental charges withdrawn; Avudayanoor Village Panchayat; Keelapavoor Panchayat Union; Tenkasi District; President Incharge impleaded 25.03.2025; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.R. Swaminathan, J.; decided 07.07.2025; no merits adjudication; no cases cited.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief adjudicated on the merits of contempt; the Contempt Petition was closed as the demand dated 18.09.2024 was withdrawn by the local body. ¶25

P. Soundarrajan Vs Kuthalinga Rajan Alias Gopi — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2025)

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Cont.P(MD)No.470 of 2024

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 07.07.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN

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Cont.P(MD)No.470 of 2024 in W.P(MD)No.29640 of 2023

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P.Soundarrajan

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... Petitioner / Writ Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.Kuthalinga Rajan @ Gopi, The President, Avudayanoor Village Panchayat, Avudayanoor, Keelapavoor Panchayat Union, Tenkasi District.

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2.Maheswari, The President Incharge, Avudayanoor Village Panchayat, Avudayanoor, Keelapavoor Panchayat Union, Tenkasi District. (R.2 is impleaded vide order of this Court dated 25.03.2025)

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... Contemnor / 5^th Respondent

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... 2^nd Respondent / 3^rd Party Contemnor

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

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Cont.P(MD)No.470 of 2024

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to contemnor / fifth respondent for willfully disobeying and violating the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.29640 of 2023 dated 13.12.2023.

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For Petitioner : Mr.P.Mahendran

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For Respondents : Mr.Ananth C.Rajesh

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ORDER

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In breach of the order passed by this Court, the local body raised a demand dated 18.09.2024 for payment of developmental charges. That led to the filing of this Contempt Petition.

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2.When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel

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for the local body submitted that the demand dated 18.09.2024 has been

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withdrawn. Hence, nothing survives for further adjudication.

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3.This Contempt Petition is closed.

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07.07.2025

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