R.Chinnapillai v. Dr. P.Senthil Kumar, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition dismissed; Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act 1970; willful disobedience of order in WP(MD)No.2363 of 2024 dated 10/12/2024; liberty to participate in auction; shops in premises of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Tiruchirappalli; earlier order in W.A(MD)No.753 of 2019 dated 30/07/2019; G.O.(Ms)No.194 Health and Family Welfare (H2) Department dated 21/06/2022 - shops to be allotted only by public auction; third respondent (Dean) did not conduct auction; Court cannot compel auction via contempt petition; no contempt will lie; contemnors: Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department; Director of Medical Education; Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J.; decided 23/01/2026.
What did the court decide?
By way of this contempt petition, this Court cannot compel the third respondent to conduct auction for allotment of shops in the third respondent hospital premises.