IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2008 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 429 of 2008(S) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.18179/2007 Dated 18/09/2007 .................... PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. SEBASTIAN MATHEW, HSST (SOCIAL WORK), ST.THOMAS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THANKAMONY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. JOSHY JOSEPH, HSST (SOCIAL WORK), ST.JUDES HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VELLARIKKUNDU P.O., PARAPPA (VIA), KASARGOD DISTRICT. 3. VINOD KUMAR K., HSST (SOCIAL WORK), TIHSS, NAIRMARMOOLE P.O., VIDHYA NAGAR, KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.UNNIRAJ SMT.R.S.GEETHA RESPONDENT: --------------- KARTHIKEYAN NAIR AGED NOT KNOWN, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN, DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHADEVI THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ===================== Contempt Case No.429 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 20th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The learned Government Pleader has now placed before me a Government Order No. G.O.(RT) No. 2822/2009/G.Edn. dated 19.6.2008 which reads thus: “As per the Judgment of the Hon'ble High Court read as 1st paper above, the Court was directed Government to regularise the service of the petitioners in W.P.(C) No.18179/2007. Government have already moved in the Supreme Court against the above Judgment dated 18.9.2007 in W.P.(C) No. 18179/2007 in SLP(C) CC with Diary No. 16241/2008 and the same is pending before the Supreme Court. 2. The petitioners in W.P.(C) No. 18179/2007 have filed CC(C) No. 429/2008 before the Hon'ble High Court alleging non-compliance of Judgment dated: 18.09.2007 and the Court has ordered to comply the Judgment on or before 23.06.2008 otherwise appearance in person by the 1st respondent is ordered. 3. In view of the circumstances stated above, Government are pleased to approve the service of Shri. Sebastian Mathew, Shri. Joshy Joseph and Shri. Vinod Kumar. K. - the petitioners in W.P.(C) No. 18179/2007 with all consequential benefits subject to the Judgment in the Special Leave Petition pending before the Supreme Court in this regard and also subject to the condition that the approval of the above teachers will be terminated without further notice if the Special Leave Petition is ordered in favour of the Government.” Contempt Case No.429 of 2008 - 2 - In view of the said Government Order, no further orders are necessary in this Contempt Case. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs