THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. V. BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 20 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 1ST PHALGUNA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 2710 OF 2025 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.03.2025 IN OP (CAT) NO.301 OF 2019 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER/S:

ABDUL SALAM.M, AGED 63 YEARS SR. PROJECT ASSISTANT, (STAFF CODE NO.10090) (RETIRED), MVIT-ELIX STORES, VALIAMALA, ISRO.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESIDING AT DARUSALAM, ARA-B-212, MASJID NAGAR, AZHIKODE, KARAKULAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695564.

BY ADVS. SRI.P.N. SANTHOSH; SMT.K.P. GEETHA MANI RESPONDENT/S:

RAJARAJAN.A, (AGE AND FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) DIRECTOR, VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE, ISRO.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695022 BY ADV SRI T.V. VINU, CGC THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING FINALLY HEARD ON 20.02.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J The learned Counsel for the respondent submits that certain mistakes, as alleged by the petitioner, had crept into the order dated 04.12.2025. Thereafter, upon personally hearing the petitioner, another order dated 02.02.2026 has been passed.

2. In view of the aforesaid, the judgment of this Court s