T.Manonmani v. Durgamoorthi and 3 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition, Section 11 Contempt of Courts Act, willful disobedience, W.P.No.34221 of 2023, order dated 12.12.2023, cart-track cleared, encroachment removal, coconut trees need not be removed, closed no costs, District Collector Namakkal, District Revenue Officer, Block Development Officer Erumapatti, Tahsildar Sendhamanagalam, Madras High Court, S.M. Subramaniam J., K. Surender J., D.Ravichander Special Government Pleader.
What did the court decide?
No punitive action taken; the contempt petition was closed with 'No costs'. The Court additionally held that coconut trees found near the cart-track need not be removed. Compliance was reported by the learned Special Government Pleader on written instructions from the Block Development Officer that the cart-track had been cleared and made available for public use with no other encroachments.