K.Rayar v. R.M.Subathra Pdm
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Appeal No.34 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 09.01.2026 by P.Velmurugan, J. (author) and M.Jothiraman, J. Appellant Dr.K.Rayar (party-in-person) versus R.M.Subathra PDM, Principal District Munsif Court, Combined Courts, Villupuram District. Filed under Clause 19 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971 against Single Judge order dated 25.09.2023 in Contempt P.D.No.84578 of 2023 and Sub.Appl.D.Nos.84633, 84634, 115487 of 2023 imposing Rs.25,000/- cost (payable to District Legal Services Authority, Villupuram by 06.10.2023; Revenue Recovery Act recovery warned). Outcome: appeal closed after unconditional apology affidavit and undertaking to pay costs; withdrawal permitted; no precedents cited; no findings on merits.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Appeal No.34 of 2025 closed (permission to withdraw effectively acceded to) after recording the appellant's affidavit of unconditional apology and his undertaking to pay the imposed costs; the merits were not otherwise adjudicated.