A contempt petition involving the Salem Police Commissioner has been temporarily closed by the Madras High Court. Here's a breakdown of what happened.
N. Karthikeyan filed a contempt petition against Praveen Kumar Abhinapu, the head of police in Salem City. The issue was about not following a court order from April 29, 2024, related to an earlier case (W.P. No.18478 of 2018). Karthikeyan's lawyer, Mr. R. Ezhilarasan, argued that Praveen Kumar Abhinapu did not follow what the court had ordered.
The case was reviewed by Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar. On September 18, 2025, the court decided to close the contempt petition for now. Why? Because another court had put a temporary hold on a related case on September 2, 2025 (W.A. No.2662 of 2025).
"This contempt petition is closed for the present, granting liberty to N. Karthikeyan to file appropriate application seeking reopening of the same after disposal of the writ appeal."
The court allowed Karthikeyan to reopen the case later if needed, after the other case is sorted out. So, while the case is closed for now, it might come back if things change with the appeal.
The case is currently paused because of a related matter that needs to be resolved first.
