The Kerala High Court Closed Contempt Case No.154/2023 after counsel for the respondent reported compliance with prior directions. The court closed the case while reserving liberty for the petitioner to challenge an allegedly illegal order.
Contempt case closed with liberty to challenge the order under special leave.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 19TH MAGHA,
1944
CON.CASE(C) NO. 154 OF 2023
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 34736/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
PETITIONER/PETITIONER IN WP(C):
JACOB POULOSE,
AGED 52 YEARS, S/O POULOSE,
JUNIOR ASSISTANT, KSRTC, KOTTARAKARA( WORKING
ARRANGEMENT) PUNNAVILAPUTHENVEEDU,VELLIMON WEST
P.O, KOLLAM,, PIN - 691511
BY ADVS.
V.PREMCHAND
SURYA MOHAN P.
FATHIMA SHALU S.
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT NO.2 IN WP(C):
BIJU PRABHAKAR,
S/O PRABHAKARAN, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR,
KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION,
TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023
BY ADV SHRI.DEEPU THANKAN, SC, KSRTC
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN
FINALLY HEARD ON 08.02.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
COC.No.154/2023
..2..
JUDGMENT
When this matter was called today, Sri.Deepu Thankan – learned counsel for the respondent, submitted that the directions in the judgment have been complied with and the petitioner favoured with an order.
In the afore circumstances, I close this Contempt Case with the afore requested liberty being reserved to the petitioner.
Sd/-
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, JUDGE
ACR
JACOB POULOSE
BIJU PRABHAKAR
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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