S.Iyyappan v. S.RajeshAyyanar Murugan
Case brief
What is this about?
Cont.P.(MD)No.126 of 2025 in W.P.(MD)No.13023 of 2024; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; G.R.Swaminathan; M.Jothiraman; contempt of courts act section 11; willful disobedience; order dated 19.06.2024; encroachment removal; survey number; Kanyakumari District; Theroor town panchayat; Executive Officer; Section 128 Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act 1998; Tahsildar referral; notices 07.10.2024 and 17.02.2025; petitioner also an encroacher; eight weeks clearance undertaking; disposed 21.02.2025; S.RA.Ramachandran Additional Government Pleader; R.Murugan.
What did the court decide?
Contempt Petition disposed of with the Court's direction that the Executive Officer of Theroor Town Panchayat take the encroachment-removal process to its logical conclusion; the learned Additional Government Pleader, on instructions, undertook that the encroachments will be cleared within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.