This court addressed a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of an interim order preventing petitioner disengagement. Recording that petitioners continued working without salary, the court closed the contempt case without prejudice to further relief in the main petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST 2023 / 23RD SRAVANA, 1945
CON.CASE(C) NO. 1286 OF 2023
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 14991/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS 1 TO 5, 7,8 10:
1 SHEHABAN, AGED 28 YEARSD/O. BASHEER, 529 KOVIL, THAIPARAMBU, VAZHICHERI WARD, ALAPPUZHA H.O, PIN - 6880012 SIYAD A, AGED 40 YEARS SANALAYAM, ALIKUNJU PURAYIDOM, ALISSERY WARD, ALAPPUZHA H.O, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 6880013 FIRANAS,AGED 42 YEARS S/O. BABU M, YASEEN MANZIL, M. O WARD, ALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA PO, PIN - 6880014 ANSIL H, AGED 42 YEARS S/O. HAMEED KUNJU, ILLIKKAL PURAYIDOM, VATTAYAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, THIRUVAMPADY JN, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 6880025 ANSIL, AGED 39 YEARS S/O. ABDUL AZEES, ILLIKKAL PURAYIDOM, VATTAYAL WARD, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, THIRUVAMPADY JN, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 6880026 ASHKAR, AGED 35 YEARSS/O. SAIFFUDHEEN, BHRANIKARAN, PURAYIDAM, VATTAYAL, THIRUVAMPADY JN S.O
ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688002
7 RAKESH KUMAR R, AGED 25 YEARS S/O. RETNAKUMAR, CHIRAYIL VEEDU, ALISSERY WARD, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 6880018 ARUNKUMAR A.K, AGED 50 YEARS S/O. KOMALAN, 292 RAKENDU,THIRUVAMBADI PAZHAVEEDU P.O,ALAPPUZHA - 680009BY ADVS.MANU GOVIND
AYESHA MARIA JOHN
RESPONDENT:
MUMTHAZ A.M
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE
PETITIONERS, THE SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY,
CCSB ROAD, KODIVEEDU,ALAPPUZHA, KERALA 688001, PIN- 688001
BY SHRI.R.AZAD BABU, SC, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY
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THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
14.08.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
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Con. Case (C) No. 1286 of 2023
Dated this the 14th day of August, 2023
JUDGMENT
This contempt of court case is filed alleging non-compliance of the interim order passed by this Court on 29.04.2022 in W.P(C) No.14991/2022 that directed the respondent not to disengage the petitioners during the pendency of the above writ petition.
Accordingly, recording the statement filed on behalf of the Standing Counsel for the respondent, this contempt of court case is closed without prejudice to the right of the writ petitioners to seek further orders in the writ petition.
Sd/-
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1286/2023
PETITIONERS ANNEXURES
Annexure A1CERTIFIED COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED
29.04.2022 IN WPC NO. 14991/2022 OF THIS
COURT
Annexure A2COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 23.09.2022
EXTENDING ANNEXURE A1 ORDER UNTIL FURTHER
ORDERS IN WPC NO.14991 OF 2022
Annexure A3COPY OF THE TEXT MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE
HEALTH INSPECTORS OF NORTH FIRST CIRCLE OF
ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY ON 05.06.2023
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to maintain a contempt proceeding for alleged non-compliance of an order directing the respondent not to disengage petitioners.
SHEHABAN, SIYAD A, FIRANAS, ANSIL H, ANSIL, ASHKAR, RAKESH KUMAR R, ARUNKUMAR A.K
MUMTHAZ A.M
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
As recorded by the court registry
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