JUDGMENT :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The appellant is the 2nd respondent in Contempt Case (C)No.2610 of 2022, which is one filed by the respondents herein, who were the petitioners in W.P.(C)No.14653 of 2022, alleging that the respondent therein, the then Deputy director of Collegiate Education, Kollam has willfully and deliberately disobeyed the direction contained in Annexure A1 judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court dated 02.08.2022 in that writ petition, whereby that writ petition was allowed directing the said respondent to take up Exts.P4 to P7 proposals and issue appropriate orders thereon, after hearing the petitioners and adverting to Clause 6.1.1(g) of Ext.P2 order dated 29.06.2019, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of that judgment.

2. In Contempt Case(C)No.2610 of 2022, Dr. Suvarnakumar, the then Deputy Director of Collegiate Education, Kollam, was arrayed as the respondent. During the pendency of the Contempt Case, he was transferred. On behalf of the respondent, an affidavit dated 28.10.2023 was placed on record, producing therewith Annexures R1(a) to R1(d) orders. The document marked as Annexure R1(d) is a copy of the order dated 0