The Correspondent, v. Dr.Atulya Misra, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition closed; Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act; willful disobedience; order dated 05.04.2024 in WP(MD)No.7215 of 2024; writ appeal preferred with delay; delay condonation petition notice; Division Bench seized the matter; Holy Cross Girls' Higher Secondary School Thoothukudi Correspondent; Atulya Misra Additional Chief Secretary School Education; G.Arivoli Director of School Education; Chidambaranathan Chief Educational Officer Thoothukudi; Ravintharan District Educational Officer (Secondary); S.Savarimuthu for petitioner; S.Vinodh Government Advocate for respondents; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; B.Pugalendhi J; dated 06.02.2026.
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt petition is closed without adjudication on merits, as the Division Bench has seized the matter through the pending writ appeal. ¶27