ORDER

The Contempt of Court Case has been filed alleging non compliance of the directions in the judgment of this Court dated 12.02.2024 in W.P.(C) No.5306 of 2024. The Registry, on scrutiny, has noted a defect that grounds as stipulated under Rule 5A of the Contempt of Court Rules are not filed.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has answered the defect stating that ‘the grounds are included in the statement of facts’.

3. Accordingly, the Contempt of Court Case is posted today ‘as filing defect’.

4. In the Contempt of Court petition filed, no separate ‘grounds’ are set out. After setting forth the ‘statement of facts’, it is stated that ‘the grounds are included in the statement of facts’. The point to be considered is whether the Contempt of Court Case petition shall contain the grounds on which the relief is sought.

5. Heard Sri. Abraham George Jacob, the learned counsel for the petitioner.

6. Rule 5A of the Contempt of Courts (High Court of Kerala) Rules, 1988 reads as follows:-

“5A.(1) The petitioner shall before filing, the petition in Court, serve a copy of the petition and the annexures on the Advocate General where the petition is against the State Government or an O