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Cont.P.No.2417 of 2022

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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

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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 land in Survey

No.149 Pallikaranai Village is required for acquisition by the 2^nd

respondent and efforts are being taken by the 2^nd respondent

and other respondents for acquiring land in question, this Court,

at this stage, taking into account of all the facts and

circumstances of the present case, in an integral fashion,

comes to an inevitable and irresistible conclusion that the

respondents shall not interfere with the peaceful possession

and enjoyment of the subject matter of the land measuring an

extent of 30 Cents bearing in Survey No.245/1, in Village

No.149, Pallikaranai Village, Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram

Taluk till they commence and finalise the Land Acquisition

Proceedings. Further, the petitioner’s possession in the subject

land shall not be disturbed by one, till the land acquisition

process in regard to the petitioner’s land is completed in an

overall fashion. Also the respondents 1 to 4 shall take into

account of the 25 shops put up by the petitioner in Survey

No.245/1 in No.149 to an extent of 30 cents in Pallikaranai

Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kancheepuram District at the time

of arriving at a compensation for the demolition of shops. While

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awarding compensation in regard to the acquisition of land

measuring an extent of 30 cents bearing Survey No.245/1, in

No.149, Pallikaranai Village, Kanchipuram District, the 2^nd

respondent and other respondents are directed to take into

account all the illegal demolition and super structure of the 25

shops put up by the petitioner in above said Survey Number

and to determine the value with 9% interest from the date of

demolition of illegal shops of the petitioner till the date of

payment, in a fair, free, just, objective and in a dispassionate

manner, uninfluenced and untrammelled with any of the

observations made by this Court in the present Writ Petition.

17. Before parting with the case, this Court grants liberty

to the petitioner to raise all factual and legal pleas before the 2^nd

respondent/ competent Authority in regard to the illegal

demolition of 25 shops in Survey No.245/1 in No.149,

Pallikaranai Village, Sholinganallur Taluk, Kanchipuram District

and to make his claim in the manner known to Law and in

accordance with Law, provided the shops are constructed in

accordance with Law. .

3. Since no action was taken initiating land acquisition proceedings and

to pay compensation, the Contempt Petition came to be instituted.

4. Mr.A.Selvendran, learned Special Government Pleader would submit

that the quantum of compensat