The High Court at Ernakulam heard a contempt petition arising from pending writ proceedings. The court observed an interim order in the appeal and ordered closure of the contempt case with liberty to revive if the appeal survives, refusing a substantive hearing.
Contempt petition closed with liberty to revive if the appeal survives.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
TUESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 4TH SRAVANA, 1944
CON.CASE(C) NO. 1013 OF 2022
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENTWP(C) 17392/2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER/PETITIONER:
W.G.AJAY KUMAR
AGED 31 YEARS
S/O WILSON, GEETHA BHAVAN, ARA-2, MLA ROAD,
PUTHIYAKAVU, TRIPUNITHURA, PIN - 682301
BY ADV SHRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN, CGC
RESPONDENT/1ST RESPONDENT:
PROF.RAJANNA,
(AGE AND FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER)
THE REGISTRAR, (EVALUATIONS),
KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY, MUKTHAGANGOTRI,
MYSURU, PIN - 570006
BY ADV SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, CGC
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 26.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the
judgment dated 02.12.2021, W.A.861/2022 has been preferred and there is an interim order.
The contempt petition is ordered to be closed with liberty to revive in case something survives.
Sd/-
AMIT RAWAL
JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1013/2022
PETITIONER ANNEXURES
Annexure A1CERTIFIED COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED
02.12.2021 IN WP(C) NO. 17392/2021
Annexure A2TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED
21.12.2021
Annexure A3TRUE COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPT DATED
01.01.2021
Annexure A4TRUE COPY OF REPLY DATED 16.03.2022 OF
THE RESPONDENT
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition requires substantive hearing given the existence of a pending appeal and interim order.
W.G. AJAY KUMAR
PROF. RAJANNA
AMIT RAWAL
As recorded by the court registry
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