Madras High CourtCONT P/3393/2025closed

Kalaiyarasan, v. Thriu. N.Muruganandam, I.A.S., And 3 Others

2025-11-28Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr.Justice N.Senthilkumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.11.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR Kalaiyarasan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Thiru.N.Muruganandam, I.A.S., The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Dr.Maheswar Dayal, I.P.S., The Director General of Police, Prison and Correctional Services, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

3.Mrs.K.Jaya Bharathi, The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Coimbatore Zone, Coimbatore.

4.Thiru.G.Vinoth, The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

... Respondents Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to initiate contempt proceedings and punish the respondents

for their wilful disobedience of the order dated 26.03.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.10676 of 2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Basil For Respondent : Mr.Babu Muthumeeran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) The learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, submitted that the order passed in the Writ Petition has been complied with. 2.In view of the said submission, the disobedience alleged against the respondent cannot be termed to be wilful in nature. Accordingly, the Contempt Petition stands closed.

[M.S.R, J.] [N.S, J.] 28.11.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To

1.Thiru.N.Muruganandam, I.A.S., The Home Secretary, Home Department (Prison), Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Dr.Maheswar Dayal, I.P.S., The Director General of Police, Prison and Correctional Services, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.

3.Mrs.K.Jaya Bharathi, The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Coimbatore Zone, Coimbatore.

4.Thiru.G.Vinoth, The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.

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