IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 1519 of 2008(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.1631/2008 Dated 14/01/2008 .................... PETITIONER/APPELLANT --------------- JANAKI AMMA, D/O.PARUKKUTTYAMMA, 83 YEARS, PONNENGANDATHU HOUSE, VARANTHARAPPILLY PO., VARANTHARAPILLY. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT --------------- GEETHA, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER ) SECRETARY, VARANTHARAPPILLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VARANTHARAPPILLY PO., THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN SMT.P.A.ANITHA THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contempt of Court Case No.1519/ 2008 in W.P.(c).No.1631 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of November , 2008 JUDGMENT An affidavit has been filed by the respondent Secretary of Varantharappilly Grama Panchayat wherein at paragraph 3 it is stated as follows: “Moreover, I have not also received copy of the Annexure 1 judgment so far. I have also made enquiries regarding the receipt of the same in the office of the Panchayat but I could not trace out the copy of the judgment. It is submitted that the averment in the contempt of court case that the petitioner had served copy of the judgment on 31-1-2008 to me is not correct. On 31-01-2008 I was attending a conference organized by the Deputy Director of Panchayat at Thrissur.” 2. Elsewhere it is stated that the respondent has 23 years of impeccable service. It is also stated that on receiving notice of the contempt of court case, the records of the Panchayat were verified and it was seen that Panchayat has not received Ext.P1. CCC.No.1519/08 2 Having gone through the affidavit and having heard the submissions of Sri.Ranjith Thampan, learned counsel for the respondent, I feel that the affidavit can be accepted. I accept the affidavit and close the contempt of court case. However I direct the petitioner to resubmit Ext.P1 before the respondent and once Ext.P1 is received by the respondent, the respondent will comply with the directions in Annexure A1 within a period of one month thereafter. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. CCC.No.1519/08 2