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K. Venkatachalam v. T.Christuraj and another
Madras HCCONT P/147/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Contempt petition closed on report of compliance. Petitioner: K. Venkatachalam. Contemnors/respondents: T. Christuraj IAS (District Collector, Tirupur) and K. Maheswaran (Tahsildar, Tirupur North). Alleged contempt: willful disobedience of order dated 18.04.2024 in W.P.No.8132 of 2022. Statutory basis: Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act. Outcome: petition closed, no order as to costs. Bench: Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (author) with G. Arul Murugan, J. Decided 08.01.2026 by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
What did the court decide?
No punishment imposed; the contempt petition was closed after the petitioner reported compliance with the underlying order, with no order as to costs. ¶23