Suresh Babu .M v. Surendran
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What is this about?
The Court closed the Contempt of Court Case, holding that grievances regarding entitlement to benefits under earlier judgments should be redressed through appropriate proceedings rather than contempt, citing precedent. The petitioners retained the right to challenge the respondent's order separately.
What did the court decide?
The Contempt of Court Case is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to challenge the respondent's order in appropriate proceedings.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
THURSDAY,THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER 2018 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA, 1940
Con.Case(C).No. 2165 of 2018 IN WP(C). 13447/2018
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 13447/2018
of HIGH COURT OF KERALA, DTD.
PETITIONERS:
1 SURESH BABU .M AGED 59 YEARS S/O. V.K.RAMAN NAMBIAR, MAVILAKANDIYIL HOUSE, P.O.KANNUKKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. RETIRED HEADMASTER, CHALIL KANNOOKKARA L.P SCHOOL, P.O.KANNUKKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.
2 PAVANAN C, AGED 60 YEARS S/O. NANU C.H, THANAL,CHIRAYILPEEDIKA, P.O.CHOMBALA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. RETIRED HEADMASTER, CHOMBALA WEST L.P. SCHOOL, (NOW S.N.L.S CHOMBALA, P.O.CHOMBALA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT).
BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a Contempt of Court case can be maintained when the petitioner is aggrieved by the reasoning of an order requiring a remarriage application and seeking redressal through appropriate proceeding
Whether the grievance regarding entitlement to benefits in accordance with directions contained in a judgment can be adjudicated by filing a Contempt of Court Case.
Whether the petitioners are entitled to proceed with the Contempt of Court Case despite the respondent issuing an order with notice to petitioners.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SURESH BABU .M
- petitioner
PAVANAN C
- respondent
SURENDRAN
Coram
Case details
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