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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 19015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.SATHISH KUMAR, M.JOTHIRAMAN, JJ
V.Raja Manickam – Appellant
Versus
1.M.Thangavel IAS., The District Collector, Karur District. – Respondent
Cont.P.(MD)No.3095 of 2025 | W.P.(MD)No.3777 of 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.P.Edin Brough
For the Respondents: Mr.D.Sasikumar Additional Government Pleader
Court finds no contempt as respondents complied with order to remove encroachment.
Headnote:{'statute_analysis': 'Section 11 of the Contempt Courts Act allows the court to punish for willful disobedience of its orders.', 'facts': "The petitioner alleges non-compliance of the court's order to remove encroachment from land as per the ruling made in W.P.(MD)No.3777 of 2025 dated 04.06.2025.", 'findings_of_court': 'The court noted the report by the Tahsildar indicating that the encroachment was removed in compliance with its order.', 'issues': "The main issue is whether there has been willful disobedience of the court's order regarding the removal of encroachment.", 'ratio_decidendi': "The court found that the directions were complied with, thus there was no ground for contempt as the government authorities acted on the court's order.", 'result': 'Recording the same, this contempt petition is closed.'}
(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)
This contempt petition is filed alleging disobedience of the order passed by this Court dated 04.06.2025 in W.P.(MD)No.3777 of
2025.
2.It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that though this Court has directed the authorities concerned to remove the encroachment as per law, the directions of this Court have not been complied with.
3.When the matter is taken up for consideration today, the learned Additional Government Pleader submitted a report of the Tahsildar in Na.Ka.A2/1879/2023 dated 19.02.2026 to the effect that the encroachment has already been removed in compliance of the order of this Court dated 04.06.2025.
4.Recording the same, this contempt petition is closed.
