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Cont.P.(MD) No.1073 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.07.2026 CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN Cont.P.(MD) No.1073 of 2025 K.Malliga ... Petitioner Vs. 1.Salomon, The Sub Registrar, Idaikkal Sub Registrar Office, Tenkasi District. 2.The Tahsildar, Sengottai Taluk, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents [R2 is suo motu impleaded vide order dated 02.06.2025] Prayer : Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to summon the contemnors herein and punish them for wilful disobedience of the order of this Court made in W.P.(MD)No.2210 of 2025, dated 28.01.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Senthil Kumaraiah For Respondents : Mr.R.Parthiban Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu _____________ Page No. 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P.(MD) No.1073 of 2025 ORDER The present Contempt Petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 28.01.2025 passed by this Court in W.P. (MD) No.2210 of 2025. 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that, subsequent to the order dated 28.01.2025 passed by this Court in the aforesaid Writ Petition, the respondents filed Rev.Aplw.(MD)No.14 of 2026 seeking modification of the said order. It is further submitted that this Court, by order dated 21.04.2026, disposed of the said Review Application. The relevant portion of the order reads as follows: ''3.In view of the above submission, the direction issued by this Court in W.P(MD).No.2210 of 2025 by order dated 28.01.2025 alone is hereby recalled. However, it is clarified that the subject land comprised in Survey No.437/2A1, to an extent of 2 cents (0.02 acre) situated at Neduvayal Village, Shenkottai Taluk, Tenkasi District, is classified as Government Land. If it is re-classified as a ‘natham land’ by the Special Tahsildar (Adi Dravidar Welfare), Tenkasi, the respondent can very well present the sale deed in respect of the subject property for registration before the 2nd petitioner. If it is re-classified and any sale deed presented for registration, the 2nd respondent is directed to register the sale deed in accordance with law. 4.With the above modification, the order of this Court in W.P(MD).No.2210 of 2025 dated 28.01.2025 is clarified. Accordingly, the Review Application is disposed of. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs.'' _____________ Page No. 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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In view of the above, the petitioner is at liberty to re-present the document in the event of reclassification of the land. Hence, no further orders are required in this Contempt Petition at this stage. Accordingly, the present Contempt Petition is closed, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out her remedy in the manner known to law in terms of the order dated 21.04.2026 passed in Rev.Aplw.(MD) No.14 of 2026. 08.07.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No smn2 To 1.Salomon, The Sub Registrar, Idaikkal Sub Registrar Office, Tenkasi District. 2.The Tahsildar, Sengottai Taluk, Tenkasi District. _____________ Page No. 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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