IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2010 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1932 Con.Case(C).No. 1233 of 2010(S) ------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WA.2206/2004 DATED 12.8.2005 .................... PETITIONER/IST RESPONDENT IN W.A. ------------------------------------------- THRESIAMMA BABY, W/O.C.G.BABY, AGED 47 YEARS, PART-TIME SWEEPER, PAINGATTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PAINGATTOOR.P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4 & APPELLANT IN W.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RAJESH KUMAR SINGH IAS, AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, PRESENTLY WORKING AS SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SRI.K.R.MURALEEDHARAN, AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, PRESENTLY WORKING DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. AJITH KUMAR, AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, PRESENTLY WORKING AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 4. K.N.RAJAN, AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, PRESENTLY WORKING AS SECRETARY, PAINGOTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PAINGOTTOOR (PO), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENNY GERVASIS THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J. ------------------------------------------ Cont. Case (C) No. 1233 of 2010 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandra Menon, J. This Contempt Case has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the direction contained in the judgment in W.A.No.2206 of 2004. When the matter is taken up, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the respondents have now passed an order granting regularisation of the services of the petitioner with effect from 9.2.2010 and that the petitioner intends to challenge the said order with regard to the prayer for retrospective regularisation, by way of separate proceedings. The learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 to 3 also places a copy of the said order (G.O.(Rt) No.3238/10/LSGD dated 11.10.2010) for consideration of this Court. In the above circumstances, the Contempt Case is closed, however, without prejudice to the rights and liberties of the Cont. Case (C) No.1233 of 2010 - 2 - petitioner to challenge the aforesaid order, if aggrieved in any manner, by way of other appropriate proceedings. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon, Judge vns