R.Chellathurai v. v.Ramadhas
Case brief
What is this about?
Locus standi — impleadment in contempt petition — Sub Application SUB A(MD) No. 164 of 2026 in Cont.P(MD) No. 1350 of 2024, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court — applicant R.Chellathurai (Kanyakumari District) prayed to be impleaded as 3rd Respondent in the contempt petition by V.Ramadhas against Executive Engineer Jothi Basu (Water Resource Organisation, PWD, Kodayar Sub Division, Nagercoil) and Thasildar Purandaradhas (Thiruvattar Taluk) — Held: the petitioner has no locus in the contempt petition; sub application dismissed — order made by G.R. Swaminathan J., bench of G.R. Swaminathan and R. Poornima JJ., dated 20-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner/applicant has no locus in the contempt petition; consequently, the sub application seeking his impleadment as 3rd Respondent in Cont.P.(MD) No. 1350 of 2024 is dismissed.