Authority: Madras High Court, Madurai Bench

Order Date: 10 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Nattar (petitioner) filed Contempt Petition CONT.P(MD)No.1425 of 2018 under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging wilful disobedience of this Court’s earlier orders CONT.P(MD)No.1425 of 2018 and W.m.P.(MD)No.14025 of 2018 in W.P.(MD)No.15604 of 2018 dated 18 July 2018.
  • Respondents: 1. S. Jeyaseelan, Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Office of the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District; 2. Vellathuraipandi, President, Chettykurichi Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society, Chettiykurichi, Kovilpatti Taluk, Thoothukudi District.
  • Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. K.R. Laxman; for respondents – Mrs. K.R. Shivashankari, counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu.
  • The matter was taken up for hearing before Justice M. Dhandapani.

Final Outcome

  • Counsel for both sides submitted that the respondents had complied with the earlier court orders.
  • Justice M. Dhandapani recorded the compliance and ordered the contempt petition to be closed on 10 July 2026.

Topics: Contempt of Court, Cooperative Credit Society