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M.T. Premalatha v. S.Lakshmanan

Madras HC10 Apr 2026CONT P/280/2026

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What is this about?

CONT P No. 280 of 2026; High Court of Judicature at Madras; contempt petition; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; wilful disobedience; Crl.R.C.No.2366 of 2024 dated 22.04.2025; Family Court M.C.No.105 of 2007; execution petition pending; regular payments; calculation memo; affidavit of son Gowtham; college fees; no merit; contempt petition closed; liberty to pursue execution proceedings; T.Premalatha v. S.Lakshmanan; P. Velmurugan J.; decided 10-04-2026.

What did the court decide?

No punishment imposed on the contemnor; the contempt petition was closed as devoid of merit, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to pursue her remedy in the execution petition pending before the Family Court. ¶23

M.T. Premalatha Vs S.Lakshmanan — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2026)

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CONT P No. 280 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 10-04-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN

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T.Premalatha W/o.Lakshmanan, No.5, Subbarayan 1st Street, Nammalvarpet, Chennai 600 012

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Petitioner

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S.Lakshmanan S/o.Subramanian, No.54, A.N.Kandigai 3rd Street, Arakkonam, Ranipet District.

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Contemnor

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Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.R.C.No.2366 of 2024 dated 22.04.2025.

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For Petitioner: Mr.T.Saravanan

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For Contemnor: Mr.K.Magesh

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ORDER

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The present contempt petition has been filed complaining that the

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respondent/contemnor has wilfully disobeyed the order of this Court.

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The respondent/contemnor is present before the Court. The learned

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counsel for the respondent would submit that an affidavit has been filed by one

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of the beneficiaries, namely, the son of the respondent stating that he has been taken care of by the respondent/father and the college fees and other expenses have been borne by the father. He would also submit that subsequent to the filing of the execution petition by one of the beneficiaries to implement the order passed by the Family Court in M.C.No.105 of 2007, the respondent has been regularly making payments. In this regard, a calculation memo has also been filed by the respondent. However, suppressing these facts, the petitioner has filed the contempt petition as if the respondent has disobeyed the order of this Court.

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Considering the facts and circumstances and also the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondent and taking into account the affidavit filed by one of the beneficiaries, namely, the son of the respondentGowtham and also the fact that the execution petition is pending before the Family Court and that the calculation memo filed by the respondent also reveals that he has been making payments, this Court finds that there is no merit in the contempt petition to hold that the respondent has wilfully disobeyed the order of this Court. Therefore, the contempt petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to workout her remedy before the Family Court in the pending execution petition.

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P.VELMURUGAN J.

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