Cont.P.No.805 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Contempt Petition No.805 of 2025 Vikram ... Petitioner Vs. Tmt. Jayashree Muralidharan, I.A.S., The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government, Social Welfare and Noon Meal Scheme Department, Fort St.George, Chennai. ... Respondent Prayer: The Contempt Petition filed under section 11 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondents for wilfully disobeying the order of this Court dated 15.10.2024 passed in W.P.No.29771 of 2024. For Petitioner : Mr.R. Thirumoorthy For Respondents : Mr.Vadivelu Deenadayalan Additional Government Pleader - - - - - 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.805 of 2025 ORDER When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the Letter No.8717324/SW-7(1)/2024-4, dated 09.04.2025 of the Secretary to Government issued to the petitioner was placed before this Court. 2. In the considered view of this Court, the grounds that were raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be dealt in this Contempt Petition since the scope of the contempt jurisdiction is very limited. This Court cannot expand the scope of the contempt jurisdiction. In view of the same, it is left open to the petitioner to challenge the communication dated 09.04.2025 issued by the Secretary to Government and work out his remedy in the manner known to law. This Contempt Petition is accordingly closed. 15.04.2025 ASI 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.805 of 2025 To Tmt. Jayashree Muralidharan, I.A.S., The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Secretary to Government, Social Welfare and Noon Meal Scheme Department, Fort St.George, Chennai. 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P.No.805 of 2025 N. ANAND VENKATESH, J. ASI Contempt Petition No.805 of 2025 15.04.2025 4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis