M/S K.N.Security & Allied Services v. P.Jagadeesan and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
In a contempt case alleging non-compliance with a settlement judgment where the petitioner claimed full payment was not made despite receipt of a cheque, the court ordered the matter closed without prejudice to the petitioner's challenge to the amount.
What did the court decide?
The contempt case is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to appropriate challenge the correctness of the amounts received.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 Con.Case(C).No. 696 of 2010(S) -----------------------------AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.17196/2009 Dated 09/10/2009
PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER
M/S.K.N.SECURITY & ALLIED SERVICES PVT. LTD.,BUILDING NO.VII/432B,CIVIL STATION, KUNNUMPURAM ROAD, KAKKANAD ERNAKULAM DISTRICTREPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, COL.(RETD.) SHRI.K.C.K.NAIR, S/O.LATE NARAYANAN,AGED 61, R/AT 'NARAYANEEYAM',40/6 WARD NO.XII, KAMAL VILLA,
BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA
RESPONDENT(S): 5TH & 3RD RESPONDENT IN WPC
- SHRI.P.JAGADEESAN, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), THE GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOM, BHARATH SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., MALAPPURAM (SSA).
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a complaint of non-payment of additional amounts raises a maintainable contempt proceeding when a cheque in satisfaction has already been delivered and acknowledged.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
M/S.K.N.SECURITY & ALLIED SERVICES PVT. LTD.
- respondent
SHRI.P.JAGADEESAN
- respondent
SHRI. KULDIP GOYAL
Coram
Case details
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