Vijayan v. a.Basheer
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt appeal challenging a lower court order directing the Kollam Corporation to hand over shop room keys. The court noted the keys were already handed over in compliance with an interim order and consequently set aside the direction as redundant.
What did the court decide?
Set aside the direction issued by the learned Single Judge to hand over keys as the keys had already been handed over.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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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
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY 2016/28TH POUSHA, 1937
Con.APP(C).No. 4 of 2015 () IN Con.Case(C).940/2015
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN Con.Case(C) 940/2015 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 11-08-2015
APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3:
- P.VIJAYAN AGED 55 YEARS S/O.LATE M.PONNU PILLAI, SECRETARY, KOLLAM CORPORATION, KOLLAM- 691001.
- SMT.HONEY BENCHAMIN, AGED 41 YEARS D/O.J.BENJAMIN, THE MAYOR, KOLLAM CORPORATION COUNCIL CORPORATION BUILDINGS, KOLLAM - 691 001.
- SRI.CHANDRAN PILLAI AGED 51 YEARS S/O.APPUKUTTAN NAIR, THE REVENUE OFFICER KOLLAM MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KOLLAM, PIN - 695 001.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt appeal directed for handing over keys survives given the subsequent handing over of keys by the Corporation.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Kollam Corporation
- respondent
A. Basheer
- respondent
S. Thampi
- respondent
Rukiya Ummal
- respondent
Shamsudeen
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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