T.Jayaprakash, v. P.Karthikeyan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Cont P.No.3225 of 2024, decided 13.03.2026 before Justice P.Velmurugan. Petitioner T.Jayaprakash (counsel N.Nithianandam) sought punishment of respondent P.Karthikeyan, Special Tahsildar (L.A.), Kannankottai–Thervoykandigai Reservoir Scheme, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Thiruvallur District (counsel D.Ravichandran, Special Government Pleader), for alleged wilful disobedience of the order dated 01.12.2023 in W.P.No.8933 of 2023. Petition closed after the Court recorded the submission that the writ order was stayed by the Division Bench in W.A.No.2579 of 2025 on 18.09.2025; liberty reserved to pursue remedy based on the appeal outcome. Statute: Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Keywords: contempt petition closed, interim stay by Division Bench, writ appeal pending, no punishment.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed without adjudication on contempt; liberty reserved to the petitioner to work out his remedy, if so advised, depending upon the outcome of the final order to be passed by the Division Bench in W.A.No.2579 of 2025.