{"id":158286,"date":"2007-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rev-fr-james-ottethegumkal-vs-p-j-thomas-i-a-s-on-24-july-2007"},"modified":"2018-03-27T03:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T22:00:15","slug":"rev-fr-james-ottethegumkal-vs-p-j-thomas-i-a-s-on-24-july-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/rev-fr-james-ottethegumkal-vs-p-j-thomas-i-a-s-on-24-july-2007","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Fr. James Ottethegumkal vs P.J. Thomas I.A.S on 24 July, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Rev. Fr. James Ottethegumkal vs P.J. Thomas I.A.S on 24 July, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCon Case(C) No. 717 of 2005(S)\n\n\n1. REV. FR. JAMES OTTETHEGUMKAL, AGED 69,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. P.J. THOMAS I.A.S.,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. M.R. UNNI, AGED 46,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABU VARGHESE\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :24\/07\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                               H.L.DATTU, C.J.   &amp;   K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n\n                                     ------------------------------------------\n\n                                           Cont.Case (C)No.717 of 2005\n\n                                     ------------------------------------------\n\n                               Dated, this the   24th    day of July,  2007\n\n\n                                               JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.Dattu, C.J.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Learned   counsel   appearing   for   the   complainant   would   submit   that   the<\/p>\n<p>orders and directions issued by this Court  in  Annexure P3 judgment have now<\/p>\n<p>been complied with by the respondent.\n<\/p>\n<p>            2.  In view of this development, as on today, the relief sought for by the<\/p>\n<p>complainant in this contempt petition does not survive for consideration of this<\/p>\n<p>Court.  Therefore, the contempt proceedings are dropped.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                             (H.L.DATTU)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                             CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                                         (K.T.SANKARAN)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                  JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>vns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Rev. Fr. James Ottethegumkal vs P.J. Thomas I.A.S on 24 July, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Con Case(C) No. 717 of 2005(S) 1. REV. FR. JAMES OTTETHEGUMKAL, AGED 69, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. P.J. THOMAS I.A.S., &#8230; Respondent 2. M.R. 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