Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 31.07.2026 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 Sathyaprakash S/o.Subramanian, A.Marur Village, Veppur Taluk, Cuddalore District. Petitioner Vs 1.C.B.Adithya Senthil Kumar The District Collector, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore. 2.G.Punniyakodi, The Divisional Regional Officer, Cuddalore Taluk, Cuddalore District. 3.Senthil Vel, The Tahsildar, Veppur Taluk, Cuddalore District. 4.Kolanji, The Block Development Officer, Nallur Panchayat Union, Cuddalore District. Respondents ______________ p. 2 Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to punish the respondents for willful disobedience of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.29519 of 2022, dated 9.11.2022. For Petitioner: Mr.S.Niteesh Balaji for M/s.S.Natarajan For Respondents: Mr.K.Kumaran Government Pleader ORDER (Order of the Court was made by the G.Arul Murugan,J.) This contempt petition alleges non-compliance of the order dated 09.11.2022 passed in W.P.No.29519 of 2022. 2. The petitioner has filed the writ petition seeking removal of encroachments in Survey Nos.15/1A, 15/1C, 15/5 and 23 of A- Marur Vilage, Veppur Taluk, Cuddalore District. The writ petition came to be disposed of by an order dated 09.11.2022 directing the 11th respondent/Block Development Officer, Nallur Panchayat Union to cause an inspection of the lands in the aforesaid survey numbers and remove the encroachments, if any, in accordance with law. ______________ p. 3 Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 3. Subsequently, in view of the proceedings initiated against one of the encroachers, namely Sumathy, she had preferred W.P.No.6952 of 2023, wherein, this Court, by an order dated 25.06.2025, set aside the proceedings initiated against her in that writ petition, in which the petitioner herein was arrayed as respondent No.4. 4. Today, when the contempt petition is taken up for hearing, learned Government Pleader submits that, pursuant to the order of this Court dated 9.11.2022 passed in W.P.No.29519 of 2022, an inspection was conducted and all the encroachments, except Survey No.15/5, were removed and even in respect of Survey No.15/5, the proceedings initiated against Sumathy came to be quashed by this Court vide order dated 25.06.2025. Learned Government Pleader further submitted that already patta has been issued in favour of Sumathy in respect of Survey No.15/5 and, therefore, this contempt petition filed by the petitioner cannot be entertained. Leaving it open to the petitioner to challenge the patta issued ______________ p. 4 Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 in favour of Sumathy, if so advised, in accordance with law, the present contempt petition is closed. No costs. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 31.07.2026 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No bbr ______________ p. 5 Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. bbr Cont.P.No.2648 of 2026 31.07.2026 ______________