IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2007 / 1ST ASHADHA 1929 Con.Case(C).No. 1330 of 2005(S) ------------------------------- IN OP.17998/2002 Dated 20/11/2003 .................... PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS IN OP. ------------------------------------------------------- 1. PROF D.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, S/O.A.N.DAMODARAN PILLAI, PRINCIPAL(RETIRED), S.D. COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA-3, RESIDING AT THANUPPALLIL PUTHENVEEDU, ALAPPUZHA-3. 2. PROF.S.VIJAYAN NAIR, S/O.E.D.SIVARAMAN NAIR, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER (RETIRED), S.D.COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA-3. RESIDING AT RAJ NIVAS, PAZHAVEEDU (PO), ALAPPUZHA. 3. PROF.K.R.VASANTHAMONY, S/O.RAMACHANDRA PAI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER (RETIRED), S.D.COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA-3, RESIDING AT PREM MANDIR, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 4. PROF.P.K.RAVEENDRANATHAN NAIR, S/O.V.N.KESAVA PILLAI, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER (RETIRED)S.D.COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA-3, RESIDING AT MATHOOR HOUSE, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA-3. 5. PROF V.K.GEORGE, S/O.V.K.KORAH, SELECTION GRADE LECTURER(RETIRED), ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE, CHERTHALA, RESIDING AT VELIKKATHU HOUSE, RUBY NAGAR P.O., CHANGANACHERRY-5. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN Con.Case(C).No. 1330 of 2005(S) ---- : 2 : --- RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. C.RAMACHANDRAN, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS), CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. JOSE CYRIAC, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS), SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, FINANCE (PAY REVISION) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI MANOJ. THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN,J. ---------------------------------------------------- CONT. CASE (C). NO. 1330 OF 2005 S ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd June, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. Alleging that the respondents have disobeyed the orders and directions issued by this Court in O.P.No.17998 of 2002 dated 20th November 2003, petitioners in the original petition have filed this contempt petition. 2. Learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions from the respondents. Respondents have filed affidavit. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents brings to our notice that aggrieved by the orders passed by the learned single Judge and also the orders passed in W.A.No.1432 of 2005, the respondents have filed Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.26243 of 2005 before the apex Court and the same is pending consideration. 3. In view of this development, in our view, for the present, we need not take cognizance of this contempt petition. Accordingly, the contempt petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected for the present. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to CONT.CASE (C). NO.1330 OF 2005 :: 2 :: approach this Court, if need arises in future. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) Chief Justice (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/