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Cont P.No.773 of 2026IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 06.04.2026CORAMTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. M. SUBRAMANIAMANDTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SURENDERCont P.No.773 of 2026N.KumarS/o.Narayanan... Petitionervs.

Durga MurthiThe District CollectorOffice of the District CollectorNamakkal.

SasikumarThe ThasildarRasipuram, Namakkal District.

MalarvizhiThe Block Development OfficerVennanthur, Namakkal District.… RespondentsContempt Petition filed under Sections 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, praying to punish the respondents herein for their wilful disobedience of the order dated 29.07.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.27476 of 2025.Page Nos.1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P.No.773 of 2026 For Petitioner: Mr.R.NalliyappanFor Respondents :Mr.D.RavichanderSpecial Government Pleader*****

O R D E R[Made by S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.,]The contempt petition has been instituted to punish the respondents for their wilful disobedience of the order dated 29.07.2025 passed in W.P.No.27476 of 2025.2. The learned Special Government Pleader would submit that pursuant to the directions of this Court, the revenue authorities conducted an inspection and survey, identified the encroachments and issued notices under Section 131(1) of “the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21/94)” [hereinafter “Panchayats Act” for the sake of brevity]. After affording opportunity to the encroachers, all further enforcement actions shall be carried out by strictly following the procedures contemplated under the Panchayats Act and the Rules framed thereunder. Page Nos.2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P.No.773 of 20263. In view of the above submission, the Contempt Petition stands closed. (S.M.S.,J.) (K.S.,J.) 06.04.2026Index : Yes / NoNeutral Citation : Yes / NoSpeaking order / Non-speaking ordermkPage Nos.3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Cont P.No.773 of 2026S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.,andK. SURENDER, J.,mkCont P.No.773 of 202606.04.2026Page Nos.4/4