Annathay v. Mr. Sri Ram

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.SURENDER Annathay ... Petitioner Vs.

Sri Ram, The Tahsildar, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

... Respondent Prayer:- Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act, praying to punish the contemnor/respondent for the deliberate and wilful disobedience in implementation of the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No. 12721 of 2025, dated 29.04.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vishnuvardhan For Respondent : Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

Alleging that the order of this Court dated 29.04.2025, made in W.P. (MD)No.12721 of 2025 has not been complied with, the petitioner has come up before this Court with this Contempt Petition.

2. This Court, vide order dated 29.04.2025, directed that the survey shall be conducted within 16 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order, based on the application filed by the petitioner.

3. Pursuant to the order of this Court, when the respondent/Tahsildar went to conduct the survey, it was found that one Pooranam, W/o.Umaiyasakthi, was in possession of the said land and that a Pucca house existed thereon. It was further found that the said Pooranam had been in possession for a long time. Having come to know about the order passed by this Court dated 29.04.2025, the said Pooranam filed a Writ Appeal, in which the legal heirs of the writ petitioner were also arrayed as parties and the said Writ Appeal is pending.

4. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition is closed, leaving it open to the parties to ventilate their grievances in the writ appeal. (K.SURENDER, J.) 08.01.2026 smn2

To:- Sri Ram, The Tahsildar, Kamuthi Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

K.SURENDER, J.

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