D.Johny v. Sri Kamala Vardhana Rao
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala closed the contempt petition after the Government Pleader produced an order dated 4.12.2017 showing compliance with previous directives, though such compliance was adverse to the petitioner's interests.
What did the court decide?
Closed the contempt case leaving liberty to pursue action against the Government's compliance order.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017/15TH AGRAHAYANA, 1939
Con.Case(C).No. 2047 of 2017 (S) --------------------------------
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C).11926/2015 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 28.11.16
PETITIONER/PETITIONER:
D.JOHNY, S/O.DASAN NADAR, AGED 52 YEARS, PWD CONTRACTOR, (RESIDING AT KAITHARA, VELLAPPALLY, NARUVAMOODU P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, TRIVANDRUM).
BY ADVS.SRI.T.T.MUHAMOOD SRI.V.E.ABDUL GAFOOR SRI.A.MOHAMMED SAVAD SRI.C.Y.VINOD KUMAR SRI.JAYENDRAN KOCHOTH
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT NO.1:
SRI KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to continue pursuing the contempt case after the State Government complied with the directives via an order dated 4.12.2017.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
D. Johny
- respondent
Sri Kamala Vardhana Rao
Coram
Shaji P. Chaly
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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