Veronica v. Kalai Selvi Mohan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CONT.P.No.2589 of 2025, decided 10-04-2026, coram P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi, JJ.; contempt petition under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act dismissed as infructuous because a writ appeal was pending against the underlying order dated 27.03.2025 in W.P.No.11289 of 2025; principle: contempt petition cannot be parallelly adjudicated while writ appeal against the writ order is pending; petitioner Veronica; respondents Kalai Selvi Mohan (District Collector, Kancheepuram), Venkatesh (RDO, Walajabad), Mohan Kumar (Tahsildar), Saravanan (Revenue Inspector); counsel G. Ethirajulu for petitioner, Abishek Murthy Government Advocate for respondents; Kancheepuram/Walajabad Taluk revenue officials.
What did the court decide?
When a Writ Appeal is preferred against the order passed in the Writ Petition, the Contempt Petition cannot be parallelly adjudicated; accordingly, the Contempt Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.