Varghese v. Lalithamma Somanathan
Case brief
What is this about?
In a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with prior orders in a writ case, the Court granted two months' time to the respondents in the original suit. Consequently, the contempt proceedings were dropped without taking cognizance of the relief sought, with liberty reserved to approach the Court if compliance does not occur.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings dropped; liberty reserved to approach Court if respondents fail to comply with prior orders within granted time.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU &
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN
TUESDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2007 / 2ND SRAVANA 1929
Con.Case(C).No. 454 of 2006(S) -------------------------------------------ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER IN WPC.21301/2005 Dated 05/08/2005 ....................
PETITIONER:
VARGHESE, SON OF MATHAI VAREED, SIRKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHI WARD, A.S.ROAD, ALAPPUZHA.
BY ADV. SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR SMT.CHINCY GOPAKUMAR SRI.ASWIN GOPAKUMAR SRI.ANWIN GOPAKUMAR
RESPONDENTS:
- LALITHAMMA SOMANATHAN, EX-MUNICIPAL CHAIRPERSON, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
VARGHESE
- respondent
LALITHAMMA SOMANATHAN
- respondent
B.INDRABALAN PILLAI
- respondent
P.P.CHITRANJAN
Coram
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