IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Cont.P.No.2417 of 2022 Janarthanan ...Petitioner Vs.

1.S.Amirtha Jothi, I.A.S., The District Collector, Chennai District.

(Previously Kanchipuram District)

2.Ananda Raj The Assistant Executive Engineer, Highways Department (Building and Maintenance), Tambaram Division, Velacherry, Chennai – 600 042.

3.The Tahsildar, Sholinganallur Taluk, Chennai District. ...Respondents PRAYER: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondents herein for committing contempt for disobeying the orders of this Court made in W.P.No.24878 of 2017 dated

14.02.2018.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ramesh For Respondents : Mr.A.Selvendran, Spl. Govt. Pleader Amicus Curie : Mr.T.Mohan, Senior Counsel

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)

The Contempt Petition has been instituted to punish the respondents for their willful disobedience of the orders of this Court dated 14.02.2018 passed in W.P.No.24878 of 2017.

2. This Court passed the following orders:-

16. Considering the fact the petitioner’s