Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 in W.P(MD)No.12487 of 2021 and Sub Aplc(MD)No.264 of 2024 A.Vins Anto, Chairman, Project Committee, Kodayar Basin Irrigation System, Water Resources Organisation, Public Works Department, Nagercoil. ... Petitioner / Petitioner Vs. 1.P.N.Sridhar, District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.K.Jothi Bhasu, Executive Engineer, Kodayar Basin Division, Water Resources Organiztion, Public Works Department, Nagercoil. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 3.Vijayakumar, Assistant Engineer, Pattanangal Irrigation Section, Water Resources Organization, Public Works Department, Karungal, Kanyakumari District. 4.Rajasekar, Tahsildar, Killiyoor Taluk, Tholayavattam Post, Kanyakumari District. ... Contemnors / Respondents 1 to 4 Prayer: Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of Contempts of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the Contemors / Respondents 1 to 4 for their willful disobedience of the order in W.P(MD)No.12487 of 2021 dated 24.11.2022 on the file of this Court, under section 11 of Contempt of Courts Act. For Petitioner : Mr.C.T.Perumal For Respondent : Mr.T.Amjad Khan Government Advocate ORDER (Order of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.) Heard both sides. 2.The petitioner filed W.P(MD)No.12487 of 2021 for issuing writ of mandamus to direct the authorities to remove the encroachments 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 committed by the private respondents pursuant to the Form - III notice issued by the authority. Contending that the order of this Court has not been complied with, this Contempt Petition came to be filed. 3.Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate categorically submitted that action in terms of Form - III had already been taken. If the petitioner is still aggrieved by the same, it is open to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. 4.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner, this Contempt Petition is closed. Consequently, connected Sub Application is also closed. [G.R.S., J.] [R.P, J.] 02.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No MGA To 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 2.The Executive Engineer, Kodayar Basin Division, Water Resources Organiztion, Public Works Department, Nagercoil. 3.The Assistant Engineer, Pattanangal Irrigation Section, Water Resources Organization, Public Works Department, Karungal, Kanyakumari District. 4.The Tahsildar, Killiyoor Taluk, Tholayavattam Post, Kanyakumari District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. AND R.POORNIMA , J. MGA Cont P(MD)No.160 of 2024 in W.P(MD)No.12487 of 2021 02.04.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis