The Madras High Court on Monday, March 18, 2024, ordered notice to ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar and directed him to submit a detailed explanation to a contempt of court petition filed against him by real estate firm G Square.
Justice K. Kumaresh Babu sought the explanation, in the form of an affidavit, after senior counsel E. Omprakash, representing the realtor, accused the alleged contemnor of having wilfully violated the judge’s June 26, 2023 order.
The realtor had initially filed a civil suit against the contemnor in 2022 accusing Mr. Shankar of throwing wild allegations on social media to gain cheap publicity and to make a living out of such sensational and false news. Claiming that 28 property bookings worth ₹15.16 crore had been cancelled due to such statements, the realtor had obtained an interim injunction restraining Mr. Shankar from making defamatory statements against the firm.
