Contempt petition alleging disobedience of court directions regarding a payment order was disposed of on admission as the respondent had made a government order sanctioning the required amount to the Executive Engineer to satisfy the underlying decree.
Contempt petition closed with liberty to seek reopening if any surviving grievance exists.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ANTONY DOMINIC
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU
FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2018 / 4TH PHALGUNA, 1939
Con.Case(C).No. 5 of 2018 IN WA. 1221/2017
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WA 1221/2017 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 16-06-2017
PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT
G.K.HARIDAS S/O. GOPINATHAN, AGED 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAILAS T.C 1/61(2), PEEDIKATTU MURI, ULLOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
BY ADV.SRI.R.S.KALKURA
RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS:
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-02-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES
A1: CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W A NO.1221 OF 2017 DATED 16.6.2017 ON THE FILE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
A2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT
A3: TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13.7.2017 BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT
A4: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT
A5: TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13.7.2017 BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT
A6: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT
A7: TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13.7.2017 BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT.
RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES
R1(A) TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 14.7.2017 ALONG WITH THE CALCULATION STATEMENT
R1(B) TRUE COPIES OF THE LETTER DATED 20.10.2017 ADDRESSED TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ROADS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ALONG WITH CALCULATION STATEMENT AS ON OCTOBER, 2017)
R3(A) TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 14.7.2017 ALONG WITH THE CALCULATION STATEMENT
R3(B) TRUE COPIES OF THE LETTER DATED 20.10.2017 ADDRESSED TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ROADS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ALONG WITH CALCULATION STATEMENT AS ON OCTOBER, 2017
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P A TO JUDGE
JJJ
ANTONY DOMINIC, C.J. & DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.
Contempt Case (Civil) No. 5 of 2018 (S) -----------------------------------------Dated: 23rd February, 2018
J U D G M E N T
Antony Dominic, J.
This petition is filed alleging disobedience of the directions of this Court in the judgment in W.A. No.1221 of 2017. When the case came up for orders on 12.02.2018, the learned Government Pleader had undertaken to make payment in terms of the directions in the judgment within ten days.
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make available the amounts with the District Collector.
In the light of this Government Order, we close this contempt petition with liberty to the petitioner to seek its reopening in the event he has any surviving grievance in the matter.
Sd/ANTONY DOMINIC, CHIEF JUSTICE.
Sd/DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, JUDGE
jjj 23/02/2018
G.K.Haridas
Dr.K.Vасuki
Suresh Kumar A
JayaJose Raj
Antony Dominic
Dama Seshadri Naidu
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