IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2007 / 2ND SRAVANA 1929 Con.Case(C).No. 454 of 2006(S) -------------------------------------------- ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER IN WPC.21301/2005 Dated 05/08/2005 .................... PETITIONER: ------------------ VARGHESE, SON OF MATHAI VAREED, SIRKAR VELI, AARATTUVAZHI WARD, A.S.ROAD, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR SMT.CHINCY GOPAKUMAR SRI.ASWIN GOPAKUMAR SRI.ANWIN GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. LALITHAMMA SOMANATHAN, EX-MUNICIPAL CHAIRPERSON, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA. 2. B.INDRABALAN PILLAI, SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY. 3. P.P.CHITRANJAN, CHAIRMAN, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHANDAS THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------ Cont.Case (C)No.454 of 2006 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 24th day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Alleging that the respondents have not complied with the orders and directions issued by this Court in W.P.(C) No.21301 of 2005 dated 5th August, 2005, the complainant is before us in this contempt petition. 2. Being aggrieved by the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in the aforesaid writ petition, the respondents in the writ petition had filed an appeal before this Court in W.A.No.1267 of 2007. This Court by its order dated 19th June, 2007 has granted two months' time to the respondents in this contempt petition to comply with the orders and directions issued by this Court in W.P.(C) No.21301 of 2005. 3. In view of the time that is granted by a Bench of this Court, for the present, we are of the opinion that the reliefs sought for in this contempt petition need not be taken cognizance by us. Accordingly the contempt proceedings are dropped. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to approach this Court, if for any reason the respondents do not comply with the orders and directions issued by this Court. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN) JUDGE vns