1 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1452 OF 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN CONT.P.(MD)No.1452 of 2022 in W.M.P.(MD)No.10831 of 2022 in W.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2022 T.Karuppiah ... Contempt Petitioner / Petitioner Vs. Mr.L.Rajkumar, Assistant Engineer, Distribution / TANGEDCO, Karungalakudi, Madurai District. ... Contemnor / 5th Respondent Prayer: Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the contemnor / respondent for their deliberate and willful disobeying the order of this Court made in W.M.P.(MD)No.10831 of 2022 in W.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2022 dated 15.07.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Muraleedharan For Respondent : Mr.S.Dheenadayalan, Standing counsel. * * * 1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1452 OF 2022 O R D E R Heard both sides. 2. I had granted interim order in favour of the petitioner on 15.07.2022 in W.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2022. Unfortunately on the very same day, poles had been erected. Only an intimation about the grant of interim order was communicated to the Assistant Engineer, Karungalakudi through Registered Post. On the day by the time the information reached the authority, the poles have already been erected. 3. It is well settled that contempt can be said to have been committed, only if with the knowledge of the injunction order, breach had been committed. If without the knowledge of the grant of interim order, some act had been committed by the authorities, that would not amount to contempt. Granting liberty to the petitioner to work out his rights in the pending writ proceedings, this contempt petition is closed. 24.03.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No PMU 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1452 OF 2022 G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J. PMU CONT.P.(MD)No.1452 of 2022 in W.M.P.(MD)No.10831 of 2022 in W.P.(MD)No.12972 of 2022 24.03.2026 3/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis