2024 Supreme(Online)(KER) 6044
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 9TH PHALGUNA, 1945
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT WP(C) 8731/2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONER/PETITIONER IN W.P.C :-
VARKEY V.A., AGED 61 YEARS
VAZHAYIL HOUSE, AMARAKKUNI P.O, PULPALLY,
WAYANAD DISTRICT. (DRIVER GR-II, KSRTC,
MANANTHAVADY DEPOT), PIN – 673579
BY ADV B.PRASANTH
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT IN W.P.C :-
BIJU PRABHAKAR I. A. S
MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT
CORPORATION, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695023
SRI DEEPU THANKAN-SC
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 28.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
When the matter is called for, Sri.Deepu Thankkan – learned counsel appearing for the respondent affirmed that the petitioner is impugning Ext.A5, as having been issued in contravention of the judgment of this Court, only because he was not given an opportunity of being heard. He added that his client is willing to withdraw the same and issue a fresh order.
2.I record the afore submissions and I close the contempt case; however, directing the respondent to implicitly comply with Annexure-
- A3 judgment; thus culminating in an appropriate order and necessay actions thereon, after hearing the petitioner, as expeditiously as is possible but not later than one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
3.needless to say, the right of the petitioner to approach this court again in future is left open.
- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE SMA APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 365/2024 PETITIONER ANNEXURES :-
- Annexure A1JUDGEMENT OF THIS COURT IN WPC NO.8731 OF 2021 DATED 07.06.2022.
- Annexure A2ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 13.03.2023.
- Annexure A3JUDGEMENT OF THIS COURT IN CONTEMPT OF CASES CIVIL NO.574 OF 2023 DATED 10.04.2023.
- Annexure A4LETTER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIIONER FOR PERSONAL HEARING ALONG WITH POSTAL COVER.
- Annexure A5ORDER ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 23.05.2023 PURSUANT TO ANNEXURE A3.