Authority: High Court of Judicature at Madras
Order Date: 15 July 2026
Case Overview
- Applicant: J. Krishnakumar, S/o Jaganathan, residing at 124 Nehru Colony, Mahalingapuram, Pollachi, filed Sub.Appln.No.747 of 2025 under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to reopen contempt petition Cont.P.No.1801 of 2024, which was closed on 28 August 2024.
- Respondent: M. Ganesan, Commissioner, Pollachi Municipality.
- The Additional Advocate General submitted that, in compliance with the impugned order, notices were issued against encroachers, a matter also raised in W.P.No.19896 of 2024 and related batch of writ petitions.
- An interim order in those writ petitions directed respondents to submit a report on the possibility of a regularisation scheme for unauthorised constructions. Consequently, the Government constituted a Committee to conduct a detailed study of all buildings in the Mahalingapuram area and New Scheme Road within Pollachi municipal limits, granting it six months to submit its report and recommendations.
- The six‑month period was subsequently extended by an additional six months by a letter dated 13 March 2026; this extension remains in force and the Committee’s report is still pending.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after considering the above, found no justification to reopen the contempt petition and therefore dismissed the sub‑application on 15 July 2026.
Topics: Legal Procedure, Municipal Governance