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 25TH MARCH 2008 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1930 Cont.Case(C).No.1767 of 2007(S) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.12054/2006 DATED 13/07/2007 .................... PETITIONER/PETITIONER:- -------------------------------------- K.R.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O KOCHUKUNJU PILLAI, PRASADAM, VENMONY, CHENGANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. RESPONDENT/1ST RESPONDENT:- --------------------------------------------------- P.MARAPANDIAN, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & K.M.Joseph,J. --------------------------------------------------- Cont.Case (C).No.1767 of 2007-S ---------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. The one and only direction that was issued by this Court while disposing of W.P.(C).No.12054 of 2006 dated 13.7.2007 is as under: “The 1st respondent is directed to promote the petitioner in the light of Exhibit P13 DPC list, with retrospective effect and grant him the benefits flowing from the promotion, in accordance with law, within three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment”. 2. Alleging that the respondent has wilfully and deliberately disobeyed the aforesaid orders and directions issued by this Court, the petitioner in the writ petition has presented this contempt petition. 3. Smt.K.Meera, learned Senior Government Pleader would submit, on instructions, that the respondent has passed an order dated 12.3.2008. 4. In view of the orders passed by the State Government, in our opinion, there is substantial compliance with the orders and directions issued by this Court. Therefore, for the present we need not have to take cognizance of this contempt petition. Accordingly, the contempt proceedings are dropped. 5. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner/complainant, if he so desires, to question the correctness or otherwise of the orders passed by the respondent dated 12.3.2008. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice K.M.Joseph vku/- Judge