IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1932 Con.Case(C).No. 27 of 2010(S) ----------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.5311/2007 Dated 28/10/2009 .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. DR.A.MARIA STARVIN, AGED 40, S/O.AMBROSE, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SMT.R.S.SREEPRIYA, AGED 35, W/O.DR.A.K.GOPAKUMAR, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DR.B.JOSEWIN, AGED 42, S/O.BANNI A., LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- S.KRISHNAMOORTHY, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS), DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, KOLLAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI SANDESH RAJA THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contempt of Court Case No.27/2010-S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Heard the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. The Judgment of this Court is under challenge before the Apex Court in SLP.No.22344/2010 and other connected cases. Therein, the Apex Court after condoning the delay, has passed an interim order which is extracted below:- “.............We have perused the document dated August 20, 2010 handed over in Court by Mr.Jaideep Gupta, learned Senior counsel for the appellants, which indicates that with effect from August 20, 2010, teachers such as the respondents before us will be entitled to receive salary from the State Government. We accordingly, feel that at this stage no further orders are necessary. The appellants shall pay the salary to the teachers as per the aforesaid order dated August 20, 2010 regularly. This will be of course, subject to the claim of the respondents with regard to the arrears.” Therefore, as directed above, the salary will be paid accordingly without prejudice to the claim for arrears. The Contempt of Court Case is closed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms