Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.07.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C. SARAVANAN Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 1.D.Arumugham 2.P.Shanmugaganapathy 3.R.Sundarrajan 4.K.Dhanarajan ... Petitioners Vs. Thiru P.N.Sridhar, IAS, The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Nungambakkam, Chennai. ... Respondent PRAYER : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent/contemnor for wilful disobedience to the order of this Court dated 28.01.2025 in W.P.(MD) No.9654 of 2024 and punish the respondent for contempt. For Petitioners : Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Madhavan Additional Government Pleader _____________ Page No. 1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 O R D E R The petitioner has filed this Contempt Petition to punish the respondent/contemnor for wilful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 28.01.2025 in W.P.(MD) No.9654 of 2024. 2. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that the order of this Court dated 28.01.2025 passed in W.P.(MD) No.9654 of 2024 has been complied with by the respondent by passing an order dated 15.07.2025 in his proceedings bearing Se.Mu.Na.Ka.No.56037/2021/A2. The operative portion of the said order dated 15.07.2025 reads as under: “MapDk;> 28.01.2025 ehspl;l cau;ePjpkd;w cj;jutpy; ,iz Mizaupd; 13.03.2023 kw;Wk; 05.07.2023 ehspl;l mwpf;iffspd; mbg;gilapy; kl;LNk mwq;fhtyu; epakd cj;juT gpwg;gpf;fg;gl Ntz;Lnkd cj;jutplg;gl;Ls;s epiyapYk;> Nkw;fhZk; cau;ePjpkd;w cj;juT Nkw;gb 15 egu;fspy; vtuhYk; Ml;Nrgid nra;ag;gl;L> ePjpkd;wj;jpy; tof;Ffs; jhf;fy; nra;ag;glhj epiyapYk;> ,iz Mizaupd; 05.07.2023 ehspl;l mwpf;ifapy; gupe;Jiu nra;ag;gl;Ls;s fPo;fhZk; 5 egu;fis epu;thfj;jpl;lj;jpd; mbg;gilapy; rl;lg;gpupT 46(ii) tifg;ghl;bd; fPo; tUtjhy;> jkpo;ehL ,e;J rka mwepiya mwf;nfhilfs; rl;lk; 22/1959 gpupT 47(1)(a) (ii)-d;gbAk; MizaUf;F toq;fg;gl;Ls;s mjpfhuj;jpd;gb ,j;jpUf;NfhapYf;F guk;giuay;yhj mwq;fhtyu;fshf epakdk; nra;J cj;jutplg;gLfpwJ. _____________ Page No. 2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 1. jpU.vd;.V.Rg;gpukzpad; j/ng. MWKfk; vz;.19> tlf;F nfhz;lyk;kd; Nfhapy; njU> mUg;Gf;Nfhl;il efu; kw;Wk; tl;lk;> tpUJefu; khtl;lk;. 2. jpU.F.jduh[d; j/ng.FUrhkp 18/49/1> njw;F uj;jpd rghgjp njU> mUg;Gf;Nfhl;il efu; kw;Wk; tl;lk;> tpUJefu; khtl;lk;. 3. jpU.Nt.nguparhkp j/ng. NtYrhkp 29/B> rpthde;jGuk; njU> jpUefuk;> mUg;Gf;Nfhl;il efu; kw;Wk; tl;lk;> tpUJefu; khtl;lk;. 4. jpU.m.ghyRg;ukzpad; j/ng. mofu;rhkp 55> ypq;Nf];tuu; Nfhapy; 1tJ njU> ehfypq;fhefu;> jpUefuk;> mUg;Gf;Nfhl;il efu; kw;Wk; tl;lk;> tpUJefu; khtl;lk;. 5. jpU.ngh.khupKj;J j/ng. ngha;ahnkhop 1C, kiyaurd; Nfhtpy; njU> fpoNky;tPjp> FwpQ;rp efu;> jpUefuk;> mUg;Gf;Nfhl;il efu; kw;Wk; tl;lk;> tpUJefu; khtl;lk;. jkpo;ehL ,e;J rka mwepiyf; nfhilfs; rl;lk; 1959> rl;lg;gpupT 48-d;gbAk; mwq;fhtyu; FOtpd; nray;ghLfs; Fwpj;j tpjpfspy; tpjp 18- d;gbAk;> ,t;thiz ntspaplg;gLk; ehspypUe;J 30 ehl;fSf;Fs;> mwq;fhtyu;fs; jq;fSf;Fs; xU jiytiu Nju;e;njLf;f Ntz;Lk;. mwq;fhtyu; FO jiytu; Nju;jy; nghUl;L> tpUJefu; Nfhl;l cjtp Mizaiu mwq;fhtyu; FO jiytu; Nju;jy; elj;Jk; rpwg;G mYtyuhf epakd nra;J cj;jutplg;gLfpwJ. epakdk; nra;ag;gLk; mwq;fhtyu;fs; Nkw;gb rl;lj;jpd; rl;lg;gpupT 47(3)-d;gb mwq;fhtyu; FOj;jiytu; Nju;e;njLf;fg;gLk; ehspypUe;J ,uz;L Mz;L fhyk; gjtp tfpg;ghu;fs;.” _____________ Page No. 3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 3. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition stands closed. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the same in the manner known to law. 15.07.2025 JEN Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes/No Speaking Order / Non-Speaking Order _____________ Page No. 4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 C.SARAVANAN , J. JEN Cont.P.(MD) No.1787 of 2025 15.07.2025 _____________ Page No. 5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis