K.Thangavel v. Thiru. Deeraj Kumar, Ias.
Case brief
What is this about?
MADRAS HIGH COURT contempt CONT P No. 222 of 2026 decided 15-04-2026, coram MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ J. Filed under Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act 1971 by petitioner K.Thangavel (Retired Assistant Jailor, Coimbatore) against contemnor/respondent Thiru Deeraj Kumar IAS (Additional Chief Secretary, Home Prison Department, Fort St. George, Chennai) for wilful disobedience of order dated 12.07.2023 in W.P.No.20581 of 2023 (consequential order not issued within time-frame). Compliance reported by SGP Yogesh Kannadasan and conceded by counsel K.S.Govinda Prasad; petition closed without punishment. Outcome: disposed/closed. Advocates: K.S.Govinda Prasad (petitioner); Yogesh Kannadasan SGP (respondent). No case law cited.
What did the court decide?
No punitive action; the Contempt Petition was closed after it was submitted and agreed that the order in W.P.No.20581 of 2023 dated 12.07.2023 had been complied with.