Muthuramalingam, v. Madhusudhanan Reddy, I.A.S.,

O R D E R [Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.] Complaining the non-compliance of the order of this Court dated

28.01.2022, the petitioner has come up with this contempt petition.

¶2Mr.S.P.Maharajan, learned Special Government Pleader, has produced the proceedings of the District Collector in Na.Ka.C2/767/2022 dated

17.04.2023, wherein the District Collector, Sivagangai, has passed orders rejecting the claim of the petitioner that the land in Survey Nos.137/12, 137/12 and 137/13 are not shown as waterbodies in the Village 'A' Register. It has also been stated that on verification, it is found that the lands remain as agricultural land and have been cultivated.

¶3The above would show that there is a substantial compliance with the directions issued by this Court. Therefore, the contempt petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 17.04.2023 which will be communicated to the petitioner at the earliest. [R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.]

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21.04.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.04.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI Muthuramalingam ... Petitioner -vs- Mr.Madhusudhanan Reddy, I.A.S., The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. ... Respondent PRAYER: Contempt Petition is filed under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 praying to punish the respondents for the willful disobedience of the order of interim injunction, dated 28.11.2022 in W.P(MD) No.26744 of 2022, passed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Vinayagan For Respondent : Mr.S.P.Maharajan Special Government Pleader