P.R. Shivakumar, J.

1. The petitioners have approached this Court by invoking Sections 10,11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for punishing the respondents 1 to 3 for the alleged acts of contempt committed by them in violation of the order of injunction passed by the Subordinate Judge, Palani in I.A.No.246 of 2006 in O.S.No.98 of 2006. However, the fourth respondent herein has been impleaded suo motu by order of this Court dated 21.08.2007.

2. The facts giving rise to the initiation of the proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act can be stated, briefly, as follows:

(i) The property measuring hectares 2.77.5 comprised in Old Survey No.391/B1 in Kallimandayam Village had originally been classified as village natham in revenue records. In the UDR Scheme, the said survey number was sub-divided into 21 parts and New Survey Nos,1529/1 to 1529/21 were assigned. Survey No.1529/1 has been classified as Odai and the rest of the sub-divisions, namely Survey Nos.1529/2 to 1529/21 have been classified as house sites. The petitioners herein have been issued pattas in respect of Survey No.1529/9 and Survey No.1529/16 respectively.

(ii) The fourth respondent herein, the