IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 1183 of 2008(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN OP.8351/2002 DATED 10.03.2006 .................... PETITIONER: PETITIONER IN WPC -------------------------------------------------- V.KUNHALI, S/O.SAIDALAVI, AGED 59 YEARS, BUILDING NO.XI/798, PANCHAYATH SHOPPING COMPLEX, PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS IN WPC ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. UNNIKRISHNAN, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THIS PETITIONER), SECRETARY, PARAPPANANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. GOPALA MENON, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THIS PETITIONER) DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR SRI.HARISH R. MENON R2 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.M.P. SREEKRISHNAN THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contempt Case (Civil)No. 1183 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. Complaining that the respondents herein have not complied with the orders passed by this Court in OP No. 8351 of 2002 dated 10.03.2006, the petitioner in the Original Petition has filed this Contempt Petition. 2. Since to settle the amounts due to the petitioner was more than Rs.10,000/-, the 1st respondent/Grama Panchayat has written to the State Government for grant of administrative approval/sanction. 3. On the request made by the Grama Panchayat, now the State Government has passed an order dated 10.11.08, granting the administrative approval/sanction to pay certain amounts to the petitioner/complainant herein. Learned counsel appearing for the Grama Panchayat now submits that he may be granted a month's time from today to comply with the orders/directions issued by this Court while disposing of OP.No.8351 of 2002 dated 10.03.06. 4. In our opinion, the request of the learned counsel for Grama Panchayat appears to be reasonable and if it is granted, it will not cause any prejudice to the petitioner/complainant. Placing on record the Cont.Case No.1183/2008 -:2:- undertaking given by the learned counsel for the Grama Panchayat, this Contempt Petition is closed. However, we reserve the liberty to the petitioner/complainant to approach this Court, if need arises in future. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE ttb