IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-02-2008 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN Contempt Petition No.780 of 1998 C.S.Shanmugham .. Petitioner. Versus 1.The Director of Town Planning 807, Anna Salai, Chennai-2. 2. The Member Secretary, Vellore Local Planning Authority, No.11, Officers Line, Vellore-1. 3. The Municipal Commissioner, Vellore Municipality, Officer Line, Vellore. .. Respondents. Prayer: Petition under Section 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 70/71 to punish the respondents for having committed contempt of Court for disobeying the order, dated 21.07.1998, made in W.P.No.10204 of 1998. For Petitioner : Mr.T.R.Rajaraman For Respondents : Mr.V.Bhavani Subbarayan O R D E R Heard Mr.T.R.Rajaraman, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.V.Bhavani Subbarayan, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 2. This contempt petition has been filed praying that this Court may be pleased to punish the respondents 1 to 3 for wilfully disobeying the order of this Court, dated 21.07.1998, made in W.P.No.10204 of 1998. 3. The petitioner had filed the writ petition before this Court in W.P.No.10204 of 1998 for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents 2 to 4 therein to take appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of the Tamil District Municipalities Act and Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, to stop any further unauthorised construction and to remove the encroachment in the Municipal sanitary lane by the 5th respondent at Door No.5/1 in K.V.S. Chetty Street, Vellore, within the municipal jurisdiction of the Vellore Municipality. This Court by an order, dated 21.7.1998, had directed the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 24.06.1998, and to take a decision, within two months from the date of production of a copy of the said order. 4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents had submitted that pursuant to the order of this Court, dated 21.7.1998, made in W.P.No.10204 of 1998, the building in question was inspected, on 02.09.1998, and again on 15.9.1998 and the concerned papers were sent to the Municipal office and the same was informed to the petitioner by a letter, dated 12.08.1998, and a notice had been sent to the petitioner, on 12.09.1998. The respondents had also been instructed to remove the unauthorised building, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice and to restore the land to its original condition. In such circumstances, the respondents have not committed any contempt of Court by violating the orders passed by this Court, on 21.7.1998, in W.P.No.10204 of 1998. 5. In view of the averments made on behalf of the parties concerned and on a perusal of the records placed before this Court, it is clear that the respondents have not committed any contempt, as alleged by the petitioner. Hence, the contempt petition stands closed. No costs. Index:Yes/No 16-02-2008 Internet:Yes/no csh M.JAICHANDREN,J. csh Contempt Petition No.780 of 1998 16-02-2008