Prakash Samuel Jebakumar v. Stella Angel

CONT P(MD) NO. 1165 of 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05-11-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN CONT P(MD)NO. 1165 of 2024

1. Prakash Samuel Jebakumar S/o. T.Prabahar 37B Briyani Nagar, 2nd Street West, Thoothukudi - 628008.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. Stella Angel W/o. Prakash Samuel Jebakumar 111/33E/6, State Bank Colony Thoothukudi - 2.

Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan For Respondent(s): Mr.K.A.Ramakrishnan Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the Respondent herein for committing contempt and willful disobedience of the order passed by this Honourable Court in C.M.A. (MD). No. 925 of 2023 dated 18.03.2024.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble P.VELMURUGAN J.) Alleging non compliance of the judgment dated 18.03.2024 made in CMA(MD)No.925 of 2023, this contempt petition is filed.

2. Paragraph 5 of the said judgment dated 18.03.2024 reads as follows: ''5. This Court, vide order dated 05.03.2024, modified the order of the Family Court, Thoothukudi in I.A.No.4 of 2022 in G.W.O.P.No.138 of 2022 dated 06.04.2023, to the effect that the respondent/wife to hand over the children to the appellant / husband on every Saturday morning at 10.00 a.m. at nearby Church to be informed by the counsel for the wife. The appellant/husband is directed to take the children and accompany with them and thereafter hand over the children to the respondent/wife in the next day ie., Sunday at 4.00 p.m. in the same place. Failing which, appropriate action will be taken against the respondent/wife. If the wife is willing to accompany the children she can do so, but shall not prevent the children from being with the father.

It is made clear that the mother to be with the father some time in the Church premises to enable the father to get acquaintance with the children. The said order become final and the visitation right given to the appellant / husband shall continue till the disposal of the G.W.O.P.No.138 of 2022 pending before the Family Court, Thoothukudi.''

3. On the last occasion, we directed the parties to be present before this Court along with their children. Today, both the parties along with their children are present. We had conversation with the children and they agreed to see their father/appellant herein as per the judgment of this Court dated 18.03.2024. The respondent/wife also stated that she will comply with the judgment dated 18.03.2024.

4. In view of the same, the Contempt Petition is closed for the present. The Family Court,

Thoothukudi, is directed to dispose of GWOP.No.138 of 2022 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (P.VELMURUGAN J.) (K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN J.) 05-11-2025 bala To The Judge, Family Court, Thoothukudi.

P.VELMURUGAN, J.

and K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

bala ORDER MADE IN CONT P(MD)NO. 1165 of 2024 DATED : 05.11.2025