Employees of the Kerala Water Authority filed a contempt case alleging non-compliance with directions in an earlier writ judgment. On admission, it was submitted that orders had been issued in tune with the Court's directions; the Court accordingly closed the contempt case.
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INTHEHIGHCOURTOFKERALAATERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THEHONOURABLEMR.JUSTICERAJAVIJAYARAGHAVANV
MONDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 16TH MAGHA, 1945
CON.CASE(C) NO. 35 OF 2024
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 01.11.2023 IN WP(C) NO.15519/2023 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONERS:
1ABDULRAHIMANT.
AGED49YEARS
S/O.MUHAMMEDKUNHI,HEADSURVEYOR,
PPDCAMPOFFICE,KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,
KASARAGOD-671123RESIDINGATTHIKOOTTAMHOUSE,P.O.
KANHIRAPOIL,KASARAGOD-,PIN-671531
2SOORAJKUMAR.S.,
AGED46YEARS
S/O.SUKUMARANNAIRS.,HEADSURVEYOR,PPDCAMPOFFICE,
KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,JALABHAVAN,VELLAYAMBALAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033RESIDINGATKANCHYPURAM,
TC-7/374,KALLAMPALLY,VINAYAKANAGAR,SREEKARYAMP.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN-695017
3JAMEELE.
AGED42YEARS
S/O.EBRAHIMKUTTY,SURVEYORGRADEI(H.G.),PPDCAMP
OFFICE,KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,KOLLAM-6911001,
RESIDINGATPARANGANMOOTTIL,VADAKKUMTHALAEASTP.O.,
KARUNAGAPALLY,KOLLAM,PIN-690536
4GOPALAKRISHNAPILLAIV.,
AGED44YEARS
S/O.VASUDEVANPILLAI,SURVEYORGRADEI(H.G.),PPDCAMP
OFFICEKOLLAM,KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,
KOLLAM-691001RESIDINGATSANTHITHEERAM,
CHIRAKKARAP.O.,KALLUVATHUKKAL,KOLLAM,
PIN-691578
5LEKHAK.L.,
AGED48YEARS
W/O.BAIJUK.A.,HEADSURVEYOR,PPDCAMPOFFICEALAPPUZHA,
KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,ALAPPUZHA-688008
RESIDINGATKODIVEEDU,THUMPOLYP.O.ALAPPUZHA,
PIN-688008
Con.Case(C)NO.35OF20242
6SUBHAP.
AGED41YEARS
W/O.MURUKESANN.,HEADSURVEYOR,
PPDCAMPOFFICE,KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,
KALMANDAPAM,PALAKKAD-678001
RESIDINGATTHEKKETHARA(H),PUDUSSERYP.O.
PALAKKAD,PIN-678623
BYADVS.
KALEESWARAMRAJ
THULASIK.RAJ
APARNANARAYANMENON
CHINNUMARIAANTONY
RESPONDENT:
SETHUKUMAR
AGEANDFATHER'SNAMEARENOTKNOWNTOTHEPETITIONERS
CHIEFENGINEER(HRD&GL)KERALAWATERAUTHORITY,
JALABHAVAN,VELLAYAMBALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN-695033
BYSRI.P.M.JOHNY,SCFORKERALAWATERAUTHORITY
THISCONTEMPTOFCOURTCASE(CIVIL)HAVINGCOMEUPFORADMISSION
ON05.02.2024,THECOURTONTHESAMEDAYDELIVEREDTHEFOLLOWING:
Con.Case(C)NO.35OF2024
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JUDGMENT
When this Contempt case is taken up, it is submitted that orders
have been issued in tune with the directions issued by this Court.
In view of the said submission, this contempt case is closed.
SD/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V JUDGE
DCS
Con.Case(C)NO.35OF2024
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 35/2024
PETITIONERANNEXURES
AnnexureICERTIFIEDCOPYOFTHEJUDGMENTDATED01.11.2023
INWP(C)NO.15519OF2023PASSEDBYTHIS
HON'BLECOURT.
AnnexureIITRUECOPYOFTHELEGALNOTICEDATED10.11.2023
Abdul Rahiman T
Sooraj Kumar S
Jameel E
Gopalakrishna Pillai V
Lekha K L
Sethukumar, Chief Engineer (HRD & GL), Kerala Water Authority
Raja Vijayaraghavan V
As recorded by the court registry
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