Madras High CourtCONT P/2146/2022closed

A.Balakrishnan v. Natarajan

2023-06-05Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan,Honourable Mrs Justice R. Hemalatha2 pages

Cont.P.No.2146 of 2022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. VAIDYANATHAN and THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. HEMALATHA Contempt Petition No.2146 of 2022 A. Balakrishnan Petitioner v Mr. Natarajan Revenue Tahsildar Sankarapuram Taluk Kallakurichi District Mr.P. Rajendiran Block Development Officer Sankarapuram Block Kallakurichi District Respondents Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, seeking to punish the respondents for the wilful disobedience of the order dated 20.11.2020 passed in W.P.No.16358 of 2020.

For petitioner Mr. N. Ranjith Kumar For respondents Mr. A. Selvendran Special Government Pleader - - - - -

ORDER

This contempt petition has been filed alleging noncompliance of the order dated 20.11.2020 passed in W.P. No.16358 of 2020.

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Cont.P.No.2146 of 2022 S. VAIDYANATHAN, J.

and R. HEMALATHA, J.

cad Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, Mr. A. Selvendran, learned Special Government Pleader, submitted before this Court, the compliance report dated 26.04.2023 filed on behalf of the first respondent, wherein, it is stated that the aforesaid order has been complied with. The relevant paragraph of the compliance report reads thus:

"7.

It is submitted that on receipt of the said letter, the Assistant Engineer, W.R.O., Irrigation Section, Sankarapuram, measured on 25.04.2023 and removed the said encroachments and thereafter, boundary stones have been installed by him and accordingly, the Assistant Engineer has informed this respondent vide Lr.No.Ko.04/2023/U.Po/Sa dated 25.04.2023 that the entire encroachments made in the subject land have been fully removed in the presence of police authorities and now, the subject land is free from encroachments. It is submitted that the order dated 20.11.2020 made in W.P.No.16358 of 2020 is fully complied with and hence, the above contempt petition is liable to be closed." In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication and accordingly, this contempt petition stands closed.

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