K. Dharmalingam and another v. Ms. Smita Kumar and 2 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court contempt petition (CONT.P.No. 544 of 2025) closed on 24-04-2026; filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 by K.Dharmalingam and S.Sankaranarayanan against senior Postal Department officers (Director General of Posts; Chief Post Master General, Tamil Nadu Circle; Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Tuticorin Division) for willful disobedience of orders in W.P.No.22760 of 2013 dated 27.04.2023; held that a subsequent contempt petition on the very same cause of action is unnecessary where earlier contempt proceedings on the same order are pending; useful when researching whether courts entertain duplicate/fresh contempt petitions on an identical cause of action.
What did the court decide?
The filing of subsequent contempt petitions on the very same cause of action is unnecessary, and the Court is not inclined to entertain such petitions.