IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 6TH MARCH 2008 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1929 Con.Case(C).No. 306 of 2007(S) ----------------------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN OP.6885/2003 Dated 16/02/2006 .................... PETITIONER/1ST PETITIONER IN OP NO.6885/2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A.KARIM, S/O. ABDUL REHIMAN KUNJU, AGED 62, SHAHITHA MANZIL, P.O.NOORANADU, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.ABDUL RAHIM SRI.P.V.KURIACHAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT NO.2 IN OP NO.6885/2003 & ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 2 & 3: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. E.K.MAJI, IAS, AGE NOT KNOWN, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KERALA, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDL. 2. THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, REP. BY THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT COMMISSIONER, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, KALOOR, COCHIN - 682 017. ADDL. 3. THE KERALA LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT BOARD LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GOKULAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. (ADDL. RESPONDENTS 2 & 3 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN IA NO. 449/07 DATED 19.10.2007. C.C.(C). NO.306/07 R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI M.P. SREEKRISHNAN. ADDL. R2 BY SRI.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SC FOR EPF. ADDL. R3 BY SMT.SUMATHI DANDAPANI, SC FOR KLSDB & SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, CJ. & K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------------------- C.C.(C). NO. 306 OF 2007 IN O.P. NO. 6885 OF 2003 T --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L. DATTU, C.J: Alleging that the first respondent has not complied with the orders and directions issued by the learned Single Judge in OP. No.6885/03 dated 16.2.2006, one of the petitioners in the Original Petition has presented this Contempt Petition before us. 2. During the pendency of the Contempt Petition, the respondent Government has passed two orders dated 27.3.2007 and 24.7.2007. 3. Since the respondent has, after considering the case of the petitioner, passed two orders, in our opinion, there is substantial compliance with the orders and directions issued by the learned Single Judge of this Court. Therefore, the Contempt Proceedings are dropped. However, libterty is reserved to the complainant, if he so desires, to question the correctness or otherwise of the orders passed by the Government dated 27.3.2007 and 24.7.2007 before the appropriate Forum. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH, kbk. JUDGE