A single judge closed a contempt case against the Kerala Public Service Commission on the submission that the judgment in question was stayed by a Division Bench. Petitioners retained liberty to approach the court depending on the appeal's fate.
Case closed with liberty to approach the Court again depending upon the fate of the appeal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 / 30TH POUSHA, 1944
CON.CASE(C) NO. 34 OF 2023
AGAINST THE COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 27.09.2022 IN WP(C) NO. 28081/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS:
1 M.MADHUSOODANAN, AGED 52 YEARS S/O. KOMAN, KODIYANKUNDIL, PUNNAKKUNNU P.O, KASARAGODE DISTRICT PIN - 671534 2 2. T.V.RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 66 YEARS S/O. LATE K. V.APPA, THEKKUMBAD, P.O.ELAMBACHI, KASARAGODE DISTRICT PIN - 671311 3 BHARATHAN.C, AGED 59 YEARS S/O. LATE KANNAN T.V, THUMBA KUTHIR, PILICODE P.O, KASARAGODE DISTRICT PIN - 671310
BY ADV M.R.ANISON
RESPONDENT/1ST RESPONDENT:
SHRI. SAJU GEORGE AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN - 695004
BY ADV SHRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.01.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
When this matter was called today, Sri.P.C.Sasidharan appearing for the respondent submitted that the judgment in question has been stayed by learned Division Bench.
Resultantly, I close this Contempt Case with liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court again depending upon the fate of the appeal.
Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 34/2023
PETITIONER ANNEXURES
Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 27.9 2022 IN WPC 28081/2022 Annexure A2 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAWYERS NOTICE DATED 15.11.2022
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL
TRUE COPY
P.A TO JUDGE
LSN
M.Madhusoodanan
T.V.Ramachandran
Bharathan.C
Saju George
Devan Ramachandran
As recorded by the court registry
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