LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN LPA Nos. 31 & 32 of 2025 and CONT A Nos. 31 and 32 of 2025 and CMP Nos. 17971, 17972, 19186 & 19191 of 2025 LPA No.31 of 2025 K.L.Suvitha The Commissioner, Gudalur Municipality, Gudalur, Nilgiris District 643 211 ..Appellant(s) Vs 1. Jayachandra Mohan The Managing Partner, Atchaya Associates Group, Office Address D.No.4/129, VOC Nagar, Gudalur Post and Taluk, Nilgiris District. 2. P.Madhusudhan Reddy Director of Municipal Administration, Chennai. ..Respondent(s) LPA No. 32 of 2025 Muniappan ..Appellant(s) Vs 1. Jayachandra Mohan https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ 2. P. Madhusudhan Reddy Director of Municipal Administration, Chennai. ..Respondent(s) CONT A No. 31 of 2025 K.L.Suvitha ..Appellant(s) Vs Jayachandra Mohan ..Respondent(s) CONT A No. 32 of 2025 Muniappan ..Appellant(s) Vs Jayachandra Mohan The Managing Partner, Atchaya Associate Group, Office address D.No.4/129, VOC Nagar, Gudalur Post and Tk., Nilgiris Dist. ..Respondent(s) Prayer in LPA No. 31 of 2025: Letters Patent Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent, to set aside the Impugned Order dated 30.07.2025 made in Cont. Pet. No. 47 of 2025 and allow the above Letter Patent Appeal. Prayer in LPA No. 32 of 2025: Letters Patent Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent, to set aside the impugned order dated 30.07.2025 made in Cont.Pet.No.141 of 2025. Prayer in CONT A No. 31 of 2025: Contempt Appeal filed under Section 19(1) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to set aside the order dated 15-07-2025 made in Cont.Petn.47 of 2025. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ Prayer in CONT A No. 32 of 2025: Contempt Appeal filed under Section 19(1) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to set aside the order dt. 15.07.2025 made in Cont.P. No. 141 / 2025 and allow the above Contempt Appeal. For Appellant(s): in all cases Mr.J.Ravindran, AAG Assisted by Mr.G.Abraham Prabhu Counsel for Government For Respondent(s): for R1 in LPAs. And for sole respondent in Contempt Appeals Mr. Isaac Mohanlal, Senior Counsel for Mr. P. Godson Swaminath for M/s.Isaac Chambers Common Judgment (Order of the Court was made by Sunder Mohan J.) In two contempt petitions viz., Cont.P.Nos.47 and 141 of 2025, filed against the Commissioner of Gudalur Municipality and the Commissioner of Nelliyalam Municipality, respectively, a learned single Judge of this Court by order dated 15.07.2025 had directed the disbursing authority not to disburse the salaries due to the Commissioner of Gudalur Municipality and the Commissioner of Nelliyalam Municipality, till the orders passed in WP Nos7660 & 7661 of 2023 dated 28.06.2023, are complied with. The Contempt Appeals in Cont.A.Nos.31 & 32 of 2025 have been filed against the aforesaid order, by the Commissioner of Gudalur Municipality and Nelliyalam Municipality. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ 2. By a subsequent order dated 30.07.2025 in Cont.P.Nos.47 and 141 of 2025,, the learned single Judge had directed the Commissioners to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,00,000/- [Rupees One Crore Only] each to the credit of the Contempt Petition Nos.47 and 141 of 2025, respectively. It is against this order, LPA.Nos.31 & 32 of 2025, have been filed. 3. Pending the above appeals, on 20.07.2026, we had directed the Commissioners of both Municipalities to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,00,000/- [Rupees One Crore Only] each to the credit of two contempt petitions in favour of the Registrar General, High Court. 4. On 28.07.2026, both the Commissioners have filed a ‘Memo of Compliance’ before the Registry stating that they had deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,00,000/- [Rupees One Crore Only] each to the credit of respective Contempt Petitions viz., Cont.P.Nos.47 and 141 of 2025. We had recorded the compliance in our order dated 31.07.2026. 5. In view of the fact that the deposits have been made in compliance of the order passed by the learned single Judge dated https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ 30.07.2025, nothing survives for adjudication in LPA Nos.31 and 32 of 2025. Hence, they are closed. 6. In view of the deposit made, the order attaching the salaries of the appellants also may not be warranted and hence, Contempt Appeals viz., Cont.A.Nos.31 and 32 of 2025, are allowed. The above appeals have been filed against the interim orders passed in the Contempt Petitions pending before the learned single Judge. It is needless to say that it is open to the parties to pursue their respective cases before the learned single Judge. No Costs. Consequently, the connected Civil Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. (A.S.M.,J.) (S.M.,J.) 06-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No ars https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis LPA No. 31 of 2025 __________ DR.ANITA SUMANTH J. AND SUNDER MOHAN J. ars LPA Nos. 31 & 32 of 2025 and CONT A Nos. 31 and 32 of 2025 and CMP Nos. 17971, 17972, 19186 & 19191 of 2025 06-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis