IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT :- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 Con.Case(C).No.600 of 2008(S) --------------------------------------------------- ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGEMENT IN OP.7278/2002 Dated 19/12/2007 .................... PETITIONER: PETITIONER:- -------------------------------------- K.PADMANABHAN, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.KUNJAN PILLAI, BOX BOY, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL, RESIDING AT "AMBADI", KODAPPANAKUNNU, TRIVANDRUM-43. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.GOVINDA SWAMY RESPONDENT:- --------------------- SRI.RAKESH CHOPRA, AGE (NOT KNOWN), S/O. (NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, PARK TOWN P.O., CHENNAI-3. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.VARGHESE P.THOMAS. THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Cont.Case (Civil) No.600 of 2008-S ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 8th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. The one and the only direction that was issued by this Court to the first respondent in the Original petition is to re-consider the claim of the petitioner for inclusion in Annexure A3 in accordance with law in the light of the decision of this Court in O.P.No.14500/2003 and the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal in OA No.1761/1998 within three months from the date of receipt of this Court's order. (2). After the disposal of the original petition, respondents have issued intimation to the petitioner dated 27-3-2008. In that they have stated that, in compliance to the orders and directions issued by this Court, the General Manager has passed an order. (3). Since the General Manager has complied with the direction issued by this Court to re-consider the claim of the petitioner for inclusion in Annexure A3, in our opinion, there is substantial compliance with the orders and directions issued by this Court. Therefore, we do not intend to entertain this contempt case. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dropped. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner, if he so desires, to question the correctness or otherwise of the orders passed by the General Manager, Southern Railway, Headquarters Office, Personnel Branch, Chennai, before appropriate Forum. Con.Case No.600/08 -2- Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE MS