Judgment · High Court · 2026
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1 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1596 OF 2025BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURTDATED: 01.04.2026CORAMTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN ANDTHE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMACONT.P.(MD)No.1596 of 2025 INW.P.(MD)No.29758 of 2024Gopinath ... Petitioner / Petitioner Vs.1. Mr.Jeyaseelan, District Collector / Monitoring Committee, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 2. The Tahsildar, Tiruchuli Taluk, Virudhunagar District. ... Contmenor / RespondentsPrayer: Contempt petition filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, against the contemnor / respondent herein for his willful disobedience to comply with the order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.29758 of 2024 dated 10.12.2024. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Jeyaram SidharthFor Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Additional Government Pleader. * * * 1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1596 OF 2025O R D E R(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)Pursuant to the order dated 10.12.2024 passed by this Court, the respondents had removed the encroachment in question on 26.08.2025. Intimation to this effect was also duly communicated to the petitioner vide letter dated 16.09.2025. Copy of the same has also been produced before us. Photographs indicating the removal of the encroachment have also been produced. We are satisfied that the order passed by this Court has been complied with. This contempt petition is closed.(G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.) & (R.POORNIMA, J.) 1st April 2026 NCC : Yes / NoIndex : Yes / NoInternet : Yes / NoPMUTo:1. The District Collector / Monitoring Committee, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar. 2. The Tahsildar, Tiruchuli Taluk, Virudhunagar District. 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 CONT.P.(MD)NO.1596 OF 2025G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. ANDR.POORNIMA, J.PMUCONT.P.(MD)No.1596 of 2025 INW.P.(MD)No.29758 of 202401.04.20263/3
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Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — s. 11.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Madras High Court, on 01 Apr 2026. The bench was G R SWAMINATHAN, R POORNIMA, ANDR POORNIMA.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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