BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI Cont P(MD)No.913 of 2023 in W.P(MD)No.9722 of 2019 and SUB APLC(MD)No.147 of 2023 V.Rajendran ... Petitioner /

Writ Petitioner Vs.

1.Murugesan, Revenue Divisional Officer, Pudukkottai District.

2.Vijayalakshmi, Tahsildar, Pudukkottai Taluk, Pudukkottai District. ... Contemnors /

Respondents 2 & 3 Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempts of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents for wilfully disobeying the order of this Court dated 12-10-2022 made in WP(MD).No.9722 of 2019.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Karthikeyavenkitachalapathy For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.)

The Tahsildar, Pudukottai Taluk has submitted before this Court that the encroachment in question has since been removed. It appears that an attempt was made to put up the compound wall of the temple on a public pathway. It is stated that the original pathway has now been restored.

2.We direct the authorities to ensure that the public pathway is not encroached in any manner a