IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 CONT.CASE (C).No.592 OF 2007-S ---------------------------------------------------------- (ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.No.16728 OF 1993 DATED 9.12.2002) -------------------- PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS IN O.P:- ---------------------------------------------------- 1. ELECTRICITY BOARD EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEE'S UNION, KERALA STATE, REGISTER NO.52/57, COCHIN - 18, REP. BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY. 2. S.SUDHAKARAN, RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, NOW RESIDING AT CHANDRIKA BHAVAN, NLRA-354, KANNOTHUKONAM LANE, ULLOOR MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.SKUMARAN & ADV. SRI.S.SHYAM. RESPONDENT:- -------------------------- M.SUBAIR, AGED ABOUT 52, (FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIOENRS), SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.ASOK M.CHERIAN. THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & A.K.Basheer,J. ------------------------------------------------- Cont.Case (C).No.592 of 2007-S ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 19th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. Complainants complain that the respondent has disobeyed wilfully and deliberately the orders passed by this Court in O.P.No.16728 of 1993 dated 9th December, 2002, which was disposed of along with O.P.No.16733 of 1994. 2. This Court, while disposing of the writ petitions, has passed the following order: “Therefore, I set aside Ext.P7 and direct the Board to permit reoption in the three posts in the case of those who have exercised reoption after 1.7.1988”. 3. If, for any reason, the respondent had not complied with the orders and directions issued by this Court, the petitioners ought to have approached this Court within the time prescribed under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 4. This contempt petition is filed in the year 2007. In our opinion, the same is barred by limitation. Therefore, we cannot take cognizance of this contempt petition. Accordingly, the contempt petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected. 5. In view of the orders passed in the contempt petition, all pending interlocutory applications are closed. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer Judge vku/-