Cont.P. No.780 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.06.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN Cont.P. No.780 of 2026 K.Kalasamy .. Petitioner -vs- 1. Dr.D.Karthikeyan, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2. Thiru.M.Pradeep Kumar, I.A.S., The Director of Town Panchayat, Kuralagam, Chennai. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the respondents for willfully disobeying the directions of this Court in W.A.No.625 of 2023 dated 08.04.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.Vijay For Respondents : Mr.R.Veeramani Govt. Pleader https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P. No.780 of 2026 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) This contempt petition has been filed alleging non-compliance of the order dated 08.04.2025 passed in W.A.No.625 of 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents has brought to the notice of this Court that SLP (Civil) Diary No.70212/2025 challenging the said judgment of this Court has been preferred and the Supreme Court, vide order dated 01.04.2026, has issued notice and stayed the effect and operation of the impugned order. In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives for adjudication in this contempt petition. Accordingly, the same is closed, with liberty to revive as and when occasion arises. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.) 18.06.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sra https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont.P. No.780 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. (sra) Cont.P. No.780 of 2026 18.06.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis