A contempt petition was filed alleging non-compliance with a court order regarding encroachment. The court found the petitioners' allegations purged after the respondents submitted that the survey was conducted and encroachment removed on 11.4.2023.
Petition disposed of; no order as to costs.
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Cont.P.No.1870 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.10.2023
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
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Mathanraj
.. Petitioner
Vs
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5.Balamurugan, Village Administrative Officer, Pariyakrishnapuram Village, Aandimadam, Ariyalur District.
.. Respondents
PRAYER: Petition under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to initiate contempt proceedings against respondents 1 to 5 and to punish for having committed by disobeying this Court's order dated 1.3.2023 passed in W.P.No.6103 of 2023.
For the Petitioner : Mr.M.John Caleb For the Respondents : Mrs.R.Anitha Spl. Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4
ORDER
(Order of the court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
We have heard Mr.M.John Caleb, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Mrs.R.Anitha, learned Special Government Pleader
for respondents 1 to 4.
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instructions of the Tahsildar, Andimadam, submits that the survey
was conducted and the encroachment was removed on 11.4.2023.
In view of the said statement, the contempt stands purged and the contempt petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs.
(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 19.10.2023 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No sasi
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY,J.
(sasi)
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19.10.2023
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition is maintainable given the respondents' statement that the encroachment was removed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mathanraj
Animerry Swarna
Parimalam
Elavarasan
Naryanaswamy
Balamurugan
Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
D. Bharatha Chakravarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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