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Balakrishnan v. Annamayil

Madras HC10 Mar 2026CONT P(MD)/381/2026

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What is this about?

Contempt petition closed — CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026 in W.P.(MD)No.20768 of 2024, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, K. Murali Shankar, J., 10.03.2026. Wilful disobedience of writ-petition order dated 02.09.2024 not punished; Section 11 Contempt of Court Act; ancestral property alienation and fraud complaint; partition suit pending; Registrar proceedings pending; closure report produced; contemnors Annamayil and Murugan, Inspectors of Police, Dindigul; R2 suo motu impleaded 24.02.2026; counsel G. Gomathi Sankar (petitioner), B. Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl. Side).

What did the court decide?

None; no punishment imposed on the contemnors and the Contempt Petition stands closed with no further orders. ¶32

Balakrishnan Vs Annamayil — Contempt of Court | Madras HC (2026)

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CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 10.03.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTIC E K.MURALI SHANKAR

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CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026

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W.P.(MD)No.20768 of 2024

Balakrishnan

... Petitioner/

Petitioner

Vs.

1.Annamayil Inspector of Police, Gujiliamparai Police Station, Dindigul.

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2.Murugan Inspector of Police, Eriyodu now working as Inspector of Police, DCB II, Dindigul District. ... Contemnors

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(R2 is suo motu impleaded as per order of this Court dated 24.02.2026 made in Cont.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026)

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PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, to take appropriate proceedings under the Contempt of Court Act and punish the respondents for wilful disobedience of order of this Court in W.P.(MD)No.20768 of 2024 dated 02.09.2024.

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CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026

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For Petitioner : Mr.G.Gomathi Sankar

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For Contemnors : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

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ORDER

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The Contempt Petition has been filed to punish the contemnors for their wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P. (MD)No.20768 of 2024 dated 02.09.2024.

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When the matter is taken up today, in pursuance of the direction of this Court, the contemnors are present before this Court. Counter affidavit of the first contemnor filed. They have also produced the copy of the closure report of the petitioner's complaint.

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It is not in dispute that the property in dispute is an ancestral property of the petitioner's father and according to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the petitioner's father alienated the property without the consent of the petitioner and by alleging that his father committed fraud, the present complaint came to be lodged.

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The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing

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CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026

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for the contemnors would submit that the investigating officer, after taking note of the pending of the civil suit and also the pendency of the proceedings before the Registrar, directed the petitioner to workout his remedy before the concerned Court as well as before the Registrar. Even according to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, suit for partition has already been filed and the same is pending.

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Considering the above, no further order is necessary in this

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petition. Hence, this Contempt Petition stands closed.

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10.03.2026

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NCC:Yes/No Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No csm To 1.Annamayil Inspector of Police, Gujiliamparai Police Station, Dindigul. 2.Murugan Inspector of Police, Eriyodu now working as Inspector of Police, DCB II, Dindigul District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026

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K.MURALI SHANKAR , J.

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csm

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ORDER MADE IN CONT.P.(MD)No.381 of 2026 in W.P.(MD)No.20768 of 2024