IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Con Case(C) No. 574 of 2007(S)
1. P.JAYAPRAKASH, POSTAL ASSISTANT(BCR),
... Petitioner
Vs
1. MERVIN ALEXANDER,
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.A.RAJASIMHAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN
Dated :30/05/2007
O R D E R
H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K.T. SANKARAN, J.
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C.O.C.No.574 of 2007
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Dated this the 30th day of May, 2007
JUDGMENT
H.L. DATTU, C.J.
Alleging that the respondents have wilfully and deliberately disobeyed the directions and
orders passed by this court in W.P.(C)No.20792/06 dated 6th November, 2006, the petitioner is before
us in this petition filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act read with Article 215 of
the Constitution of India inter alia requesting us to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings against
the respondents.
2. The respondents are served with copies of the contempt petition and they have entered
appearance through learned counsel.
3. The respondents have filed a counter affidavit before this court. In that, they have stated
on oath that they have complied with the orders and directions issued by this court, by disposing of the
application filed by the petitioner for permission to retire from service voluntarily.
4. Having gone through the pleadings in the contempt petition, the orders passed by this
court and the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, we are of the opinion that the respondents
have substantially complied with the orders and directions issued by this court. In our view, there is
neither wilful nor deliberate disobedience of the orders and directions issued by this court.
Accordingly, the cognizance of this contempt petition need not be taken. Accordingly, it is dropped.
However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner, if he so desires, to question the orders that has
been passed by the respondents on the application filed by the petitioner. Ordered accordingly.
Sd/-
H.L. DATTU,
CHIEF JUSTICE.
Sd/-
K.T. SANKARAN,
JUDGE.
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