IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2011 / 17TH JYAISHTA 1933 Con.Case(C).No. 399 of 2011(S) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.35739/2010 Dated 30/11/2010 .................... PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ----------------------------------------- SUKUMARAN, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.KUNJU, PANAM KUNNEL HOUSE, RAJAPURAM.P.O, VATHIKUDY VILLAGE UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR) SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE KIZHAKKAMBALAM RESPONDENT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT ---------------------------------------------------- V.R.MOHANAN PILLAI, AGE AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TAHSILDAR UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, UDUMBANCHOLA, IDUKKI DISTRICT-685554. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA. THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: krj ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ Contempt of Court Case (C) NO. 399 OF 2011 ================================ Dated this the 7th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T WP(C) No.35739/2010 was filed by the petitioner seeking permission to cut and remove a dead tree from the property assigned to him as per Ext.P1. The writ petition was disposed of by judgment dated 30/11/2010 directing the respondent herein to pass orders. It is complaining that orders have not been passed, this petition is filed. 2. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submits that the officer competent to pass orders in the matter is the Range Officer, who was not a party to the writ petition. It is also submitted that in compliance with the directions in the judgment, the respondent has already submitted his report to the Range Officer as early as on 24/1/11 and that orders have to be passed by the said officer. 3. If as stated by the learned Government Pleader, the competent authority is the Range Officer, certainly contempt proceedings cannot be initiated against the respondent herein. Therefore, this contempt petition is closed leaving it open to COC No. 399/11 :2 : the petitioner to follow up the matter with the Range Officer concerned for appropriate orders. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp