IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.12.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN Contempt Petition No. 1503 of 2025 C.Baby .. Petitioner Vs

1. Mr.P.Rathinasamy, The District Collector, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

2. Mrs.Kalaivani, The District Revenue Officer, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

3. Mr.Manikandan, The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

4. Mr.S.Sakthivel M.E., The Divisional Engineer (National Highways), Divisional Engineer Office, Thanjavur. .. Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to initiate proceedings against the respondent for his willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.35691 of 2023 dated 01.02.2024 and punish him accordingly.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Ashok Kumar For Respondents : Mr.T.Arun Kumar Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

The Contempt Petition has been filed for non-compliance of the order passed in W.P.No.35691 of 2023 dated 01.02.2024.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have preferred a writ appeal in W.A.No.2593 of 2025 before a Division Bench of this Court, challenging the order dated 01.02.2024 passed in W.P.No.35691 of 2023. It is further submitted that by an order dated 04.09.2025, the Division Bench has granted an order of stay of the operation of the order passed in W.P.No.35691 of 2023 dated

3. Recording the aforesaid submission made by the learned Additional Government Pleader, this Contempt Petition is closed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to revive the contempt petition after the disposal of the said writ appeal, if he succeeds therein.

ms P.VELMURUGAN , J .

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