V.Karuppu v. Rajeev Ranjan

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.11.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI in W.P.(MD)No.8901 of 2018 V.Karuppu : Petitioner/Petitioner Vs.

1.Mr.Rajeev Ranjan, I.A.S., State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Secretary to Government, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.Mr.Natarajan, District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai - 20.

3.Mr.Arasappan, Divisional Engineer, Madurai.

4.Mr.Anand, Assistant Executive Engineer, (Highways), Melur Division, Madurai District.

5.Mr.Saravanan, Tahsildar, Kottampatti Taluk, Melur, Madurai District.

: Contemnor/Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act, to punish the contemnors/respondents for their deliberate and wilful disobeying the order of this Court made in W.P.(MD) No.8901 of 2018 dated 23.04.2018.

Prayer in WP(MD). 8901 of 2018 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to remove the encroachment in the Kottampatti Main Road, connecting Madurai- Trichy National Highways situated in Survey Nos.245, 256/2, 262, 289, 290, 291, 292 at Kottampatti Village, Melur Taluk, Madurai District, based on the 1/3

petitioner's representations dated 17.06.2015, 08.07.2015 and 13.03.2018 within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.T.Amjadkhan For Respondents : Mr.Sricharan Rangarajan, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, Special Government Pleader *****

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.) Mr.T.Amjadkhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Sreecharan Rangarajan, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Mr.VR.Shanmuganathan, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 on instructions would submit that the order of this Court dated 23.04.2018, passed in W.P.(MD) No.8901 of 2018 has been complied with. In this regard, a compliance memo dated 23.11.2020, has also been filed on behalf of the respondents.

2.Recording the same the Contempt Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS II) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) sj/ias Note: In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned. To 1.The Secretary to Government, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai - 20.

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3.The Divisional Engineer, Madurai.

4.The Assistant Executive Engineer, (Highways), Melur Division, Madurai District.

5.The Tahsildar, Kottampatti Taluk, Melur, Madurai District.

in W.P.(MD)No.8901 of 2018 24.11.2020 MA(CO) KK(08.12.2020) 3 P 6C 3/3