Contempt case against Madurai collector closed

The Munsif N Suresh, also Judicial Magistrate, gave the direction on a petition by Hussain Mohammed and Jawahar Ali, who sought a direction to authorities for survey, sub-division of their land and provide separate land documents. Earlier, when they approached the district collector and the tahsildhar with the request they reportedly did not take any steps following which they approached the Munsif court at Melur near here, which directed the officials to conduct survey of the land and provide sub-division pattas. 

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court also upheld the lower court’s order and directed the officials to conduct the survey and issue pattas. However, the tahsildhar did not take any steps on the matter despite court order following which the petitioner approached the lower court seeking contempt action against the officials. The Munsiff court had on Thursday directed that the two officials be put in civil prison for six weeks and their vehicles seized for disobedience of the court order.