N.Chandrasekaran v. Dr.M.Elangovan and 3 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court contempt petition CONT P No. 3933 of 2025 (N.Chandrasekaran v. Dr.M.Elangovan, Commissioner, Salem Corporation & Ors.), filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act alleging willful disobedience of the order in W.P.No. 11302 of 2024 dated 26.04.2024 on removal of encroachments in Salem Corporation limits. On 03-02-2026 S.M.Subramaniam J. (with C.Kumarappan J.) noted compliance evidenced by photographs, directed removal of any remaining/left-out encroachment as expeditiously as possible, and closed the contempt petition without further adjudication. Keywords: contempt of court, Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act, civil contempt, willful disobedience, encroachment removal, Salem Corporation, compliance, petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Since all encroachments other than one had been removed by the Corporation, the Court held that no further adjudication needed to be undertaken.