Madras High Court Allows Contempt Appeal Filed by Deputy Registrar in Surcharge Proceedings — Sets Aside Cost and Refund Orders Due to Pendency of Writ Appeal and Non-Wilful Disobedience. The court held that contempt jurisdiction cannot be used to enforce compliance when a substantive appeal is pending and that surcharge proceedings under Section 87 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 require a quasi-judicial inquiry.
24 Jan 2025The contempt appeal was filed by Z.Khalidha Banu, Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Erode Circle, against an order dated 06.12.2024 in Cont....





