Contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of an earlier order in a criminal revision case. The first contemnor deposited Rs.50,000 as directed and the committee constituted under the POSH Act submitted its report. Finding compliance complete, the court closed the contempt petition.
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CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 10.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTIC E K.MURALI SHANKAR
CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025
in
CRL.R.C.(MD)No.617 of 2023
M.Muthu Selvi ... Petitioner/
1st Respondent
Vs.
1.B.Arunkumar
2.P.A.Naresh
The Director of Elementary Education, Directorate of Elementary Education, DPI Complex College Road, Chennai-600006. ... Contemnors
(R2 is suo motu impleaded in the place of Dr.A.Karuppasamy as per order of this Court dated 12.12.2025 in ContP(MD)No.2949 of 2025)
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, to punish the contemnors for the deliberate and willful disobedience of the order dated 04.06.2025 passed by this Court in Crl.R.C.(MD)No.617 of 2023.
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CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025
For Petitioner : Mr.Althaf Sheriff for M/s.Ajmal Associates For Respondents : Mr.P.M.Vishnuvardhanan for R1 Mr.T.Amjad Khan Government Advocate for R2
ORDER
The Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the contemnors for their wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.R.C. (MD)No.617 of 2023 dated 04.06.2025.
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CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025
10.02.2026
NCC:Yes/No Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No csm
To
1.P.A.Naresh
The Director of Elementary Education, Directorate of Elementary Education, DPI Complex College Road, Chennai-600006.
P.Chettiapatti, Sedapatti Via, Periyur Taluk, Madurai District-625527.
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CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025
K.MURALI SHANKAR , J.
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ORDER MADE IN CONT.P.(MD)No.2949 of 2025 in CRL.R.C.(MD)No.617 of 2023
Dated : 10.02.2026
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contemnors had complied with the directions in the order dated 04.06.2025 in Crl.R.C.(MD)No.617 of 2023.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M.Muthu Selvi
B.Arunkumar
P.A.Naresh
K.Murali Shankar
As recorded by the court registry
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