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CONT P No. 4043 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30-01-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH

Contempt Petition No. 4043 of 2025

Suresh Vaidyanathan,

S/o. Vaidyanathan,

No.7 LIC Colony Extension,

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur,

Chennai 600 041.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. Mr. Vijay Kumar, I.A.S.,

Commissioner and

Commissioner Land Reforms,

Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2. Mrs. Nagalakshmi, Assistant

Commissioner/Competent Authority

Urban Land Tax (Alandur),

No.153, Karuneegar Street,

Adambakkam, Chennai 600 089.

3. Mr. Kandhan,

The Tahsildar,

Alandur, 14, Dairy Farm Road,

Near Alandur Court,

St. Thomas Mount,

Alandur, Chennai 600061.

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..Contemnor(s)

PRAYER: The Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of Courts Act,

1971, to punish the respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order dated

22.04.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No. 10866 of 2021.

For Petitioner(s): Mr. B.Vijay

For Contemnor(s): Mr. Ramanlal

Additional Advocate General

Assisted by Mr. R.P.Murugaraja

Government Advocate

ORDER

When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional

Advocate General handed over the Government Order passed in G.O.(Ms)

No.88, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Urban Land Ceiling

Wing, ULC-II(1) Section, dated 28.01.2026. The relevant portion is extracted

hereunder:-

“3. The Government after careful examination have decided

to accept the recommendation of the Additional Chief Secretary

/ Commissioner of Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai in order

to comply with the order dated 22.04.2025 of the Hon’ble High

Court of Madras in W.P.No.10866 of 2021 and accordingly

hereby order to release the excess urban vacant land measuring

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an extent of 9600 sq.ft/ 892 sq.mts in plot Nos.21, 22, 30 and 31

out of 9400 sq.mts which falls in the acquired portion in

S.No.207/6A1 of Madipakkam Village from the provisions of

the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1978,

and direct the Additional Chief Secretary / Commissioner of

Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai, to take appropriate action

accordingly.”

2. In view of the above, the property has been released, and what remains

is the necessary entries to be made by the 3^rd respondent in the revenue records.

The 3^rd respondent shall act in accordance with the Government Order and do

the needful within a period of four (4) weeks.

3. Accordingly, this Contempt Petition is closed.

30-01-2026

Asi

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CONT P No. 4043 of 2025

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

Asi

To

1. Mr. Vijay Kumar, I.A.S.,

The Principal Commissioner and

Commissioner Land Reforms,

Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2. Mrs. Nagalakshmi,

The Assistant Commissioner/Competent Authority

Urban Land Tax (Alandur),

No.153, Karuneegar Street,

Adambakkam, Chennai 600 089.

3. Mr. Kandhan, Tahsildar,

Alandur, 14, Dairy Farm Road,

Near Alandur Court,

St. Thomas Mount,

Alandur, Chennai 600061.

Contempt Petition No. 4043 of 2025

30-01-2026

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