V. Balachandran v. Murugesan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; Justice K. Surender; decision date 25.02.2026; Cont.P.(MD) No.124 of 2026. Petitioner V. Balachandran (advocate C.M. Arumugam) filed a contempt petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against respondents Murugesan (Tahsildar, Land Acquisition, Adhi Dravidar Welfare Office) and P. Ramamoorthy (Tahsildar, R.S.Mangalam, Thiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District) (advocate D. Sadiq Raja, AGP) for alleged non-compliance with the order dated 03.04.2025 in W.P.(MD) No.9099 of 2025. Compliance was shown via proceedings dated 16.02.2026 (Ref. No.Na.Ka.A/720/2025); the petition was closed with no punishment. Keywords: contempt petition; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act 1971; Tahsildar; land acquisition; Adhi Dravidar Welfare; Ramanathapuram; compliance; petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Petition closed; no punishment imposed on the respondents.