3 The writ petition was entertained on 09.03.2018 and time was granted to file the counter affidavit/getting instructions. Accordingly, the 4th respondent has filed the Report, stating among other things that the jurisdictional Zonal Officer after conducting enquiry, had issued a notice in Ref.Z.O.IX, C.No.A1/5044/2015 dated 01.10.2015 u/s.220 r/w 222 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, for removing temple which has been constructed by encroaching upon the road and it was put to challenge by one Mr.Mohan, who is incharge of the temple administration by filing WP.No.35446/2015 and it was dismissed on 17.11.2015 and alleging nonimplementation of the earlier order passed in WP.No.2303/2015, the husband of the petitioner filed Contempt Petition in Cont.P.No.1415/2015 and subsequently, it was closed. Very recently, the Zonal Officer, Zone IX, Corporation of Chennai, has issued notice dated 31.03.2018 to the temple authorities u/s.220 read with 222 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, calling upon them to remove the encroachment on the public road within seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which the Corporation will remove the same at the cost of the temple authorities.
