Tamilzhavel Thiru.P.T.Rajan Commemoration Trust v. C.Dinesh Kumar I.A.S.
Case brief
What is this about?
Cont.P.(MD) No.492 of 2025 (printed as 'od 2025') in W.P.(MD) No.11256 of 2023, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 24.03.2025 by Vivek Kumar Singh, J. Parties: Tamizhavel Thiru P.T.Rajan Commemoration Trust (Rep. by Trustee Ramesh Rajan) v. (1) Mr.C.Dinesh Kumar IAS, Commissioner, Madurai Corporation; (2) Mr.P.Ruban Suresh Ponnaiah, Chief Engineer, Madurai Corporation. Subject: alleged wilful disobedience of order dated 01.06.2023 permitting payment of admitted tax; letter dated 17.02.2025 demanding admitted tax for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; demand draft allegedly not received; petitioner held not to have approached with clean hands; contempt petition dismissed. Statute: Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Advocates: P.Karthik (petitioner); S.Devasena (respondents).
What did the court decide?
The petitioner has not approached this Court with clean hands and his bona fides lack merit.