Madras High Court
CONT P/3531/2026 of R.Preethi Vs Mrs. Vandana Garg, IAS. on 28 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S. SOUNTHAR
CONT.P.No.3531 of 2026
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R.Preethi,
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
Mrs.Vandana Garg, IAS,
The District Magistrate cum District Collector Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvanamalai - 606 601.
..Contemnor(s)
PRAYER: This Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, to punish the respondent for contempt of court for wilful disobedience of the Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.25449 of 2023 dated 03.01.2025.
For Petitioner
: Mr.M.Devaraj
For Respondent
: Mrs.Indhu Karunakaran
Special Government Pleader
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ORDER
When the contempt petition is taken up for hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent would submit that pursuant to the direction issued in the main writ petition, the request of the petitioner for issuance of NOC was considered and the same was rejected by the respondent on different grounds in his order dated 27.10.2026 in Mu.Mu.C3/61244/2021. The copy of the order is also produced before this Court.
2. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection order passed by the respondent, the same shall be challenged by her in the manner known to law, the correctness of the same cannot not be gone into in the contempt petition. Therefore, recording the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent, the contempt petitioner is closed.
3. It is open to the petitioner to challenge the order passed by the respondent dated 27.10.2026, in the manner known to law. 28-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No dm
S.SOUNTHAR J. dm CONT P No. 3531 of 2026 28-10-2026
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