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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 3496

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
HARISANKAR V. MENON, J
SMITHA THOMAS – Appellant
Versus
ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, KUTTIPURAM – Respondent
RP NO. 842 OF 2025 | RP NO. 837 OF 2025 | WP(C) NO.9234 OF 2021 | WP(C) NO.39975 OF 2022



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.BIJU ABRAHAM
For the Respondents: SRI.SYLAJA S L

The court establishes that failure to issue consequential orders can result in contempt proceedings, emphasizing the respondents' duty to act on Court findings.

Headnote:The review petitions highlight the concern over the lack of consequential orders despite the Court affirmatively answering issues in favor of the petitioners. The Court emphasizes the necessity for official respondents to act based on prior findings and notes that failure to respond can lead to contempt proceedings. Results in the dismissal of the petitions are articulated, confirming the respondents' obligation to follow through within a specified timeframe.

Table of Content
1. review petition details and representation. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court's findings on official duties. (Para 3)
3. outcome of dismissal of review petitions. (Para 4)

ORDER

(R.P.Nos.837 and 842 of 2025)

These review petitions have been instituted, essentially pointing out that though the issues arising in the writ petition have been answered in favour of the petitioner, consequential orders have not been issued for want of a specific direction with respect to the contentions raised by the petitioner.

2. Heard Sri.Biju Abraham, the learned counsel for the review petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

3. While disposing of the writ petitions, by the common judgment, after answering the various questions raised, this Court has categorically found as under:

“The official respondents in these writ petitions to pass appropriate orders with respect to the respective parties in these writ petitions in the light of the afore declaration within a period of four weeks from today.”

4. In the light of the afore, I am of the opinion that the anxiety pointed out by the petitioner is not well- founded. In my opinion, if the respondents are not passing orders on the basis of the findings contained in the judgment, it is for the petitioner to file an appropriate application seeking initiation of proceedings under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 .

With the above observations, these review petitions would stand dismissed.

Sd/-

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