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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J
M/s.Asan Memorial Association – Appellant
Versus
Dhanasekaran S – Respondent
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| 1. establishing contempt through failure to comply with court orders. (Para 1) |
| 2. apology and evidence of compliance may mitigate contempt penalties. (Para 3) |
| 3. final outcome resulting in closure of petitions. (Para 4) |
COMMON ORDER
Both the contempt petitions relate to an undertaking that was given by the contemnor as regards the payment of school fees. On the last date of hearing, Mr.A.R.Karunakaran represented that despite the undertaking, the school fees had not been paid. Therefore, I permitted Mr.A.R.Karunakaran to serve the papers on Mr.M.Purushothaman, who represented the contemnors in the revisional proceedings.
2. When the matter was taken up today, I heard Mr,Varoon for Mr.A.R.Karunakaran and Mr.M.Purushothaman.
3. Mr.M.Purushothaman has produced the unconditional apology of Mr.Dhanasekaran, the contemnor, in both the revisions. In addition, Mr.M.Purushothaman has also produced payment receipts for a sum of Rs.40,000/- (Cont.P.No.1907 of 2025) and Rs.50,000/- (Cont.P.No.1908 of 2025). Mr.M.Purushothaman pleads that on account of financial difficulties, his client could not pay the amounts on time, but points out that the fees have since been paid, and therefor
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