Prd Raja v. Senthil Murugan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.06.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY in W.P.(MD)No.30555 of 2024 PRD.Raja ... Petitioner Vs.

Senthil Murugan, Commissioner, Dindigul Corporation, Dindigul-1.

... Respondent PRAYER : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, to punish the Contemnor / 3rd Respondent for the deliberate and willful disobedience of the order dated 12.03.2025 passed by this Court in WP(MD) No.30555/2024.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Karuna For Respondent : Mr.J.Lawrance 1/4

ORDER

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) Pursuant to the direction given by this Court on 12.03.2025 in W.P.(MD)No.30555 of 2024, Dindigul Municipality passed an order dated 02.06.2025 rejecting the application submitted by the builder owner. Challenging the same, the building owner filed an appeal before the competent authority. Since he apprehended that the local body may take action in the meanwhile, the building owner filed W.P.(MD)No.9389 of 2026 to forbear the local body from taking any action till his appeal is disposed of. The said writ petition was disposed of on 07.04.2026 in the following manner:- "5.On perusal of the materials, it is observed that the revised application for approval submitted before the second respondent was rejected by order dated 02.06.2025 on the ground that the planning permission submitted was beyond the jurisdiction of the second respondent. We note that, in case of minor deviations, Section 135(4) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998 confers ample power on the Commissioner to process and approve the revised plan.

6.Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to submit a fresh revised plan before the second respondent/Commissioner within a 2/4

period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the same, the revised plan shall be considered in accordance with law. Until such consideration, there shall be no coercive action taken based on the earlier complaint." 2.It is stated that the fourth respondent in the writ petition is yet to submit a revised building plan. The local body will call upon the said building owner to submit the revised plan in terms of order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.9389 of 2026. Since the local body has complied with the direction given by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.30555 of 2025, this contempt petition stands closed.

(G.R.S. J.,) & (S.S.Y. J.,) 05.06.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:

Senthil Murugan, Commissioner, Dindigul Corporation, Dindigul-1.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

and S.SRIMATHY , J.

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