K.CHANDRU
A. Kumarasamy – Appellant
Versus
Hemant Kumar Sinha, Special Commissioner and Commissioner for Land Administration – Respondent
1. The petitioner has come forward to file the present writ petition seeking to punish the respondents for having willfully disobeyed the order passed by this court W.P.No.473 of 1988, dated 4.9.2000. By the aforesaid order, this court held that the petitioner was entitled for assignment of land, but on payment of market value and that the District Revenue Officer cannot proceed as if the petitioner was not entitled for assignment. The D.R.O was directed to proceed further to assign the land afresh. It is not clear as to why the petitioner having allegedly secured an order in his favour on 4.9.2000 came to file contempt after a period of 11 years. In any event, when the contempt petition came up on 18.4.2011, the learned Government Advocate was directed to get instructions from
2. A proceedingsof the D.R.O., dated 26.8.2011 was produced and a copy of which has been addressed to the petitioner, in which it is shown that the petitioner's right to get assignment in respect of Anadheenam land was illegal and without authority. The land is required for the Government and for public purpose. Therefore, the petitioner's request for assignment of 5 acres of land in S.No.183/1 in
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