The Kerala High Court dismissed a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of a writ order due to the discovery that the respondent had already complied with the prior direction to effect mutation before the contempt application was referred.
The contempt case is closed due to prior compliance with the impugned order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE
FRIDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JULY 2015/12TH ASHADHA, 1937
Con.Case(C).No. 68 of 2010 (S)
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 33307/2007 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONER(S):
1. T.G.RAO, AGED 54, S/O.T.R.GOKUL DAS, THAKADIYEL HOUSE, PONKUNNAM P.O. KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.
2. T.G.KALESH KUMAR, AGED 49, S/O.T.R.GOKUL DAS, THAKADIYEL HOUSE, PONKUNNAM P.O. KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.VIJU ABRAHAM
SRI.DOMINIC JOHNSON
RESPONDENT(S):
P.K.SANTHOSHKUMAR, AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN, TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE, KANJIRAPALLY.
BY SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.GIRIJA GOPAL
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
ASHOK BHUSHAN, CJ & A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J
Cont.Case(C).No. 68 of 2010
Dated this the 3rd July, 2015 JUDGMENT
Ashok Bhushan, CJ .
This Contempt Case has been filed alleging non compliance of the judgment in W.P(C).No.33307 of 2007 dated 13.11.2007, by which judgment the learned Single Judge disposed of the Writ Petition directing the second respondent to take up for consideration Exhibit P3 application made by the petitioner. The contempt case was referred by order dated 15.3.2010.
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Cont.Case(C).68/10
We think that in view of the above, it is clear that even before the contempt application was referred by order dated 15.3.2010, the judgment stood complied with. We do not see any reason to proceed with the contempt proceedings any further. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed.
ASHOK BHUSHAN CHIEF JUSTICE
A.M.SHAFFIQUE
vgs
T. G. Rao
T. G. Kalesh Kumar
P. K. SanthosHKumar
Ashok Bhushan
A. M. Shaffique
As recorded by the court registry
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