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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, K.SURENDER, JJ
R.Rajan – Appellant
Versus
K.Manivasan, I.A.S. – Respondent
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| 1. court's authority to punish disobedience of orders (Para 1) |
| 2. facts surrounding the encroachment issue and prior court order (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. importance of monitoring responsibilities for protecting water bodies (Para 4) |
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.)
The present Contempt Petition has been instituted to punish the respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order dated 16.10.2023 in W.P.No.29777 of 2023.
2. The Joint Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009 has filed a compliance affidavit and the relevant paragraph No.6 is extracted hereunder:-
6. I further humbly submit that on receipt of the details of the encroachment i.e., Form-I and Form-II, from the Tahsildar, Madurantakam, Form III notice was issued on 20.06.2024 to the above said encroacher by the Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Protection of Tanks and Eviction of Encroachment Act, 2007. Thereafter, the encroachment was evicted by the Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Section, Madurantakam on 27.06.2024 in presence of the local revenue officials. Hence, I submit
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