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M. Balaguru v. M. Kannan

Madras HC12 Feb 2026CONT P(MD)/973/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; G.R.Swaminathan J. and R.Kalaimathi J.; order dated 12.02.2026; Cont P(MD)No.973 of 2023 in W.P(MD)No.2595 of 2022; petitioner M.Balaguru; contemnors/respondents M.Kannan (Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk) and R.K.Jayaraj (Executive Officer, Thiruppuvanam Town Panchayat, Sivagangai District); counsel R.R.Kannan for petitioner and S.Shaji Bino, Special Government Pleader, for respondents; Section 11 of Contempts of Courts Act, 1971; alleged willful defiance of direction dated 17.11.2022 regarding encroachment; encroachment removed 06.05.2023; contempt petition closed.

What did the court decide?

No contempt proceedings were initiated and no punishment imposed; the Contempt Petition was closed after recording that the encroachment in question had been removed on 06.05.2023. ¶27

M. Balaguru Vs M. Kannan — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Cont P(MD)No.973 of 2023

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 12.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN

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AND

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THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI

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Cont P(MD)No.973 of 2023

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W.P(MD)No.2595 of 2022

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M.Balaguru

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... Petitioner / Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.M.Kannan, Tahsildar, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Taluk Office, Thiruppuvanam, Thiruppuvanam – 630 611, Sivagangai.

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2.R.K.Jayaraj,

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Executive Officer, Thiruppuvanam Town Panchayat, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai – 630 611. ... Contemnors / Respondents 4 & 5

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Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempts of Courts Act, 1971 to initiate contempt proceedings against the 1/4

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Cont P(MD)No.973 of 2023

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respondents for willful and contumacious defiance of direction passed by this Court in W.P(MD)No.2595 of 2022 dated 17.11.2022 and prosecute, and punish the respondents for the contempt of court for flouting the above said order of this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.R.Kannan

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For Respondents : Mr.S.Shaji Bino Special Government Pleader

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.)

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Heard both sides.

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2.The photographs produced before us indicate that the encroachment in question was removed on 06.05.2023.