M.Kannayan v. v.Gnanamoorthy
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition closed after out-of-court settlement; High Court of Judicature at Madras; CONT P No. 653 of 2026; Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act; M.Kannayan (petitioner) v. V.Gnanamoorthy, Superintending Engineer, Kadamparai Generation Circle, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Coimbatore (contemnor); alleged non-compliance with orders and directions dated 31.10.2023 in W.A.No.1729/2021; counsel endorsement 'Matter settled (Paid)'; order made by C.V. Karthikeyan, J. with K. Rajasekar, J. on bench; decision date 06-03-2026; advocates A.Preetha / R.Krishnasamy for petitioner and Anand Gopalan for contemnor.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission and endorsement of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the parties had settled the matter out of Court ('Matter settled (Paid)'), the Court ordered that the contempt petition stands closed.