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Cont.P(MD)No.1815 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Cont.P.(MD)No.1815 of 2026 T.Ramachandran S/o.Thavasi Nadar, No.98/2, Amuthapit Nagar, Melapalayam, Tirunelveli 627 005. ... Petitioner(s) in CONT P(MD). 1815/ 2026 - Vs. -
1. Chandramohan Assistant Commissioner, Melapalayam Municipal Corporation Zone, Melapalayam, Tirunelveli. ... Respondent(s) in CONT P(MD). 1815/ 2026 Prayer in CONT P(MD). 1815/ 2026 :Contempt Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the contemnor herein for the willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in WP(MD)No. 25389 of 2025 dated 18.11.2025. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Suresh Manickam For Respondents : Mr.A.Sivanupandian https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Cont.P(MD)No.1815 of 2026 ORDER (Order of the Court was made by C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.) It is stated by the respondent/Commissioner, Melapalayam Municipal Corporation, Tirunelveli District that after the direction of this court, notice dated 03.02.2026 had been issued to the alleged encroacher, who was the 5th respondent in the writ petition/Tmt. Esther Selvam. It is stated that thereafter the said Esther Selvam had filed an application before the revenue authorities stating that her plot had been wrongly described in the municipal records. She had also filed OS No.135/2024 seeking correcion of municipal lay out/survey records, which is also pending before the competent civil court.
2. Recording the above, the contempt petition stands closed. The petitioner is also at liberty to file an application to reopen the contempt on conclusion of the proceedings pending before various forums.
(C.V.K.,J.) (R.S.V,J.)
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Cont.P(MD)No.1815 of 2026 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J AND R.SAKTHIVEL, J RR Cont.P.(MD)No.1815 of 2026 20.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis