Cont. P. No.828 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA Contempt Petition No.828 of 2025 J.Jayalakshmi ... Petitioner Versus State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Secretary, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 9. Now Ms.P.Amudha, I.A.S., The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. ... Respondent PRAYER: Petition filed under Sections 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to take congnizance of the offence committed by the contemnor/respondent herein for violating and wilfully disobeying the orders of this Court passed in WP No.35781 of 2003 on 27.10.2017 and confirmed by the order dated 29.06.2021 in WA No.886 of 2018 by the 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.828 of 2025 Division Bench of this Court and punish the respondent in accordance with law. For Petitioner : Mr.K.N.Nataraaj For Respondents : Mr. A. Selvendran, Special Government Pleader, ***** O R D E R (Order of the Court was delivered by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) The contempt of the order dated 29.06.2021 made in Writ Appeal No.886 of 2018 is complained of. The petitioner faceD certain proceedings under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978 the said proceedings were challenged by the petitioner in WP No.35781 of 2003. The said Writ Petition came to be allowed on 27.10.2017, quashing the proceedings under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978. Aggrieved, the respondents preferred an Appeal in WA No.886 of 2018 which also came to be dismissed on 29.06.2021 confirming the judgment of the learned Single Judge. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.828 of 2025 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the petitioner has not been favoured with the patta, upon quashment of the proceedings under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978. We find neither a prayer nor a positive direction to issue patta to the petitioner. Therefore, we do not think the contempt petition would lie. We leave it open to the petitioner to pursue whatever legal remedy that is available under law to enable her to secure a patta, the Contempt Petition is dismissed. (R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) (R.N.MANJULA, J.) 29.04.2025 jv Index: No Speaking order Neutral Citation: No To The Secretary to Government Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 9. Now Ms.P.Amudha, I.A.S., The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont. P. No.828 of 2025 R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and R.N.MANJULA, J. jv Contempt Petition No.828 of 2025 29.04.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis