Contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an earlier writ order directing action on land encroachment. The State submitted the land was surveyed and eviction ordered under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act after notice, but that order was stayed in a separate writ petition. The court dismissed the contempt petition.
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Cont.P(MD)No.1787 of 2024
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 30.08.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Cont.P(MD)No.1787 of 2024 in
W.P(MD)No.25300 of 2023
S.Ravisekaran ... Petitioner/Petitioner
-vs-
1.Dr.V.P.Jeyaseelan, IAS,
The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.
2.N.Kalaivani,
The Thasildar, Vembakottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District.
3.A.Prince, The Block Development Officer, Vembakottai,
Virudhunagar District. ... Contemnors/Respondents
PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of
Courts Act, 1971, to punish the contemnors/respondents for their willful disobedience of the order dated 18.10.2023 made in W.P(MD)No.25300 of 2023.
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For Petitioner : Mr.C.Senthil Murugan For Respondents : Mr.S.P.Maharajan, Special Government Pleader
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.]
Alleging willful disobedience of the order of this Court dated 18.10.2023 made in W.P(MD)No.25300 of 2023, this contempt petition is filed.
2. The learned Special Government Pleader would submit that pursuant to the order made in W.P(MD)No.25300 of 2023 on 18.10.2023, the land was surveyed and an order for eviction under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905(in short 'the Act'), was passed after giving an opportunity to the alleged encroacher by issuing notice under Section 7 of the Act. The said order of eviction was challenged in W.P(MD)No.19258 of 2024 and interim stay of all further proceedings was granted by this Court on 09.08.2024.
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3.
3. In view of the same, this contempt petition is dismissed.
[R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.]
30.08.2024
NCC :Yes/No Index :Yes/No Internet:Yes PM To 1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 2.The Thasildar, Vembakottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District.
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R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
pm
Cont.P(MD)No.1787 of 2024
30.08.2024
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether respondents willfully disobeyed the order dated 18.10.2023 in W.P(MD)No.25300 of 2023.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
S.Ravisekaran
Dr.V.P.Jeyaseelan, IAS, The District Collector, Virudhunagar District
N.Kalaivani, The Thasildar, Vembakottai Taluk
A.Prince, The Block Development Officer, Vembakottai
R.Subramanian
L.Victoria Gowri
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
