C.Dineshpandi v. N.Sumathi
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench); Cont.P.(MD)No.1007 of 2022 in W.P.(MD)No.11484 of 2021; contempt petition under Section 11, Contempt of Courts Act 1971; petitioner C.Dineshpandi; contemnor N.Sumathi, Chairman, State Level Scrutiny Committee – II, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare; alleged willful disobedience of order dated 09.07.2021 in W.P.(MD)No.11484 of 2021; counsel reported petition not pressed; petition closed on 28.01.2026; bench G.R.Swaminathan and R.Kalaimathi. Relevant to the practice of closing contempt petitions upon the petitioner's stated intention not to press them; contains no ruling on the merits of the alleged disobedience.
What did the court decide?
Recording the submission of the petitioner's counsel that the contempt petition was not being pressed, the Court closed the contempt petition without adjudicating the alleged disobedience.