1 CONT.P.(MD)NO.2403 OF 2024 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI CONT.P.(MD)No.2403 of 2024 IN W.P.(MD)No.30214 of 2023 G.Sevugamoorthy ... Petitioner Vs. 1. Tmt.Asha Ajith,IAS, District Collector, O/o.the District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2. Mr.SP.Sathiamoorthy, Assistant Director of Panchayats, O/o.the District Collector, Sivagangai District. 3. Mr.Venkatesh, Tahsildar, Tirupathur Taluk Office, Tirupathur, Sivagangai District. 4. Mr.Sathyan, Block Development Officer, Village Panchayat, Tirupathur Panchayat Union, Sivagangai District. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 CONT.P.(MD)NO.2403 OF 2024 5. Mr.A.Sundaramahalingam, President, Ozhugamangalam Village Panchayat, Tirupathur Panchayat Union, Sivagangai District. ... Contemnors / Respondents Prayer: Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, to punish the contemnors / respondents 1 to 5 for willfully disobeying and violating the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.30214 of 2023 dated 19.12.2023. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Arun For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran, Additional Government Pleader for R-1 to R-4. Mr.M.Mahendran for R-5. * * * O R D E R (Order of the Court was delivered by G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J) Heard both sides. 2. Contempt as alleged by the petitioner may not have arisen as on date. The encroacher had been visited with an eviction order. Aggrieved by the same, the alleged encroacher has filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Land Administration on 01.04.2025. The 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 CONT.P.(MD)NO.2403 OF 2024 Commissioner of Land Administration is directed to dispose of the appeal on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. With the aforesaid direction to the Commissioner of Land Administration, this contempt petition is disposed of. (G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) & (R.KALAIMATHI, J.) 23rd February 2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No PMU Note: Registry to make a copy of this order to the Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 CONT.P.(MD)NO.2403 OF 2024 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. AND R.KALAIMATHI, J. PMU To: 1. The District Collector, O/o.the District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2. The Assistant Director of Panchayats, O/o.the District Collector, Sivagangai District. 3. The Tahsildar, Tirupathur Taluk Office, Tirupathur, Sivagangai District. 4. The Block Development Officer, Village Panchayat, Tirupathur Panchayat Union, Sivagangai District. CONT.P.(MD)No.2403 of 2024 23.02.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis