CONT P No. 280 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-04-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN CONT P No. 280 of 2026 T.Premalatha W/o.Lakshmanan, No.5, Subbarayan 1st Street, Nammalvarpet, Chennai 600 012 Petitioner Vs S.Lakshmanan S/o.Subramanian, No.54, A.N.Kandigai 3rd Street, Arakkonam, Ranipet District. Contemnor Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondent for wilful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in Crl.R.C.No.2366 of 2024 dated 22.04.2025. For Petitioner: Mr.T.Saravanan For Contemnor: Mr.K.Magesh ORDER The present contempt petition has been filed complaining that the respondent/contemnor has wilfully disobeyed the order of this Court. 2. The respondent/contemnor is present before the Court. The learned counsel for the respondent would submit that an affidavit has been filed by one https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CONT P No. 280 of 2026 of the beneficiaries, namely, the son of the respondent stating that he has been taken care of by the respondent/father and the college fees and other expenses have been borne by the father. He would also submit that subsequent to the filing of the execution petition by one of the beneficiaries to implement the order passed by the Family Court in M.C.No.105 of 2007, the respondent has been regularly making payments. In this regard, a calculation memo has also been filed by the respondent. However, suppressing these facts, the petitioner has filed the contempt petition as if the respondent has disobeyed the order of this Court. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances and also the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondent and taking into account the affidavit filed by one of the beneficiaries, namely, the son of the respondent- Gowtham and also the fact that the execution petition is pending before the Family Court and that the calculation memo filed by the respondent also reveals that he has been making payments, this Court finds that there is no merit in the contempt petition to hold that the respondent has wilfully disobeyed the order of this Court. Therefore, the contempt petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to workout her remedy before the Family Court in the pending execution petition. 10-04-2026 ss https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CONT P No. 280 of 2026 P.VELMURUGAN J. ss CONT P No. 280 of 2026 10-04-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis