Cont.P(MD)No.1658 of 2014 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Cont.P.(MD)No.1658 of 2014 S.M.Ananthamurugan, S/o. S. Mariappan, Jamin Salvarpatti, Narayanapuram Post, Sivakasi East, Virudhunagar District ... Petitioner(s) in CONT P(MD). 1658/ 2014 – Vs. - 1. Saurabh Chandra Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Central Secretariat, New Delhi 2. Dinesh K. Sarraf, Chairman Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India, 9th Floor, Jeevan Bhrathi Building, 2dn Tower, 124, Connaugth Circus, New Delhi ... Respondent(s) in CONT P(MD). 1658/ 2014 Prayer in CONT P(MD). 1658/ 2014 :Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents and deal with them as per law for having wilfully disobeyed the direction of this Court in WP(MD)no.20877 lf 2013 dated 23.01.2014. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.1658 of 2014 For Petitioner : M/s.A.E.Sebasthan Raj For Respondents : Mr.K.Govindarajan Deputy Solicitor General ORDER (Order of the Court was made by C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.) The contempt petition had been filed in the year 2014 stating that the order dated 23.01.2014 had not been complied with by the respondents. 2. The nature of the order in the writ appeal is as follows: “7.In view of the specific order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court stated supra, the respondent oil companies or their agencies should not insist on Adhaar Card for grant of subsidised LPG cylinder until the issue is decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.” We are now in the year 2026, nearly after 12 years. Contempt Petition stands closed. (C.V.K.,J.) (R.S.V,J.) 14.07.2026 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No RR https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P(MD)No.1658 of 2014 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J AND R.SAKTHIVEL, J RR Cont.P.(MD)No.1658 of 2014 14.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis