IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 Con.Case(C).No. 1492 of 2006(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.29283/2004 Dated 01/12/2004 .................... PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS IN WP ---------------------------------------------- 1. M.S.SUBRAMANIAN, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. SIVARAMAN, MOOTHI PARAMBIL VEEDU, KULAVANKUNNU, CHENGAMANADU P.O., ALUVA. 2. E.V.VINOD, AGED 34 YEARS, EARATHARA HOUSE, ARDI COMPANY, CANAL ROAD, ASOKAPURAM P.O., ALUVA. 3. KRISHNANKUTTY, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O. KOCHUMATHA, KAKUZHIKUNNIL, 295, HARIJAN COLONY, EDATHALA, ALUVA. 4. M.T.AYYAPPAN, S/O. THANGAVELU, AGED 27 YEARS, KAITHOLIPARAMBU, MADHAVAPURAM COLONY, PATTERIPURAM, ALUVA. 5. A.A.CHANDRAN @ CHANDRASEKHARAN, S/O. AYYAPPAN, AGED 45 YEARS, AALAMUTTAM, GANDHI NAGAR COLONY, ERUMATHALA, ALUVA. 6. L.GANESHAN, S/O. LAKSHMANAN, AGED 27 YEARS, MADHAVAPURAM COLONY, PATTERIPURAM, ALUVA. 7. M.K.RAJU, S/O. KOCHAYYAPPAN, AGED 39, MADATHIPARAMBIL, CHENGAMANADU, ALUVA. 8. M.C.SUBRAN @ SUBRAHMANIAN, S/O. CHOTHI, AGED 45 YEARS, MYTHANI MOLATHU, EDATHALA P.O., ALUVA. COC.NO.1492/06 9. K.M.SIVAN, S/O. KOCHUMATHA, AGED 39 YEARS, KAKUZHIKUNNIL, NORTH VAZHAKKULAM, ALUVA. 10. E.K.SASI, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. KANNAN, ERATHIPARAMBIL, MADRASSA LANE, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL MATHEW (PERUMPILLIL) SRI.P.V.SREENIJIN SMT.K.B.SONY SRI.PRASUN.S RESPONDENTS: 1ST RESPONDENT ---------------------------- P.V.JYOTHI, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. P.K.VELAYUDHAN, SECRETARY, ALUVA MUNICIPALITY, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J --------------------------------- Contempt of Court Case No.1492 of 2006 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT In my view, cognisance of the Contempt of court case is barred under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 as held by this court in Damodaran v. Cherkalam Abdulla ( 2007 (2)KLT 171(F.B.). In the result, Contempt of Court Case is dismissed as time barred. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) sv.