Dr.a.Maria Starvin v. Benroy A.S
Case brief
What is this about?
In contempt proceedings, the court held that while petitioners entitled to salary under Supreme Court judgment deserve full payment, crediting amounts to provident fund with a lock-in period was adopted due to financial difficulty. Contempt cases were closed without establishing grievance, leaving remedy open in appropriate proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners directed to agitate their cause in appropriate proceedings regarding discrimination and full payment.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY 2016/7TH MAGHA, 1937
Con.Case(C).No. 1210 of 2015 (S) IN WP(C).5311/2009
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 5311/2009 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 28.10.2009
PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONERS 1 TO 3:
1. DR.A.MARIA STARVIN, AGED 46 YEARS S/O.A. AMBROSE, LECTURER (NOW RE-DESIGNATED AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KATTAKADA.
2. A.S. SREEPRIYA, AGED 41 YEARS
- W/O. A.K. GOPAKUMAR LECTURER (NOW RE-DESIGNATED AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KATTAKKADA.
3. DR. B. JOSEWEIN, AGED 48 YEARS
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether crediting arrears of salary to provident fund account with a five-year lock-in period amounts to contempt of a Supreme Court judgment declaring entitlement.
Whether contempt proceedings should be closed while leaving open the remedy for petitioners to seek relief in appropriate proceedings for discrimination or full payment.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
DR.A.MARIA STARVIN
- petitioner
A.S. SREEPRIYA
- petitioner
DR. B. JOSEWEIN
- respondent
BENROY A.S
- respondent
K. BABU
- respondent
Case details
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