IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2009 / 18TH POUSHA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 1848 of 2008(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.20442/2008 Dated 23/10/2008 .................... PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ------------------------- DEVASIA PAULOSE, S/O.DEVASIA, AGED 55 YEARS, PARAPPURATH HOUSE, P.O.EDAVANNA, MOOLEPPADAM, NILAMBOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.MATHEW SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. M.SREEDHARAN NAIR, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER RESIDING AT NILAMBOOR NOW WORKING NORTH D.F.O., NILAMBOOR, NILAMBOOR,P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. M.RAMACHANDRAN, (FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), RESIDING AT AKAMPADAM NOW WORKING AS THE DEPUTY RANGE OFFICER, FOREST STATION, MOOLEPPADAM, P.O.EDAVANA, VIA, NILAMBOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MATHEW VADAKKEL THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- C.O.C.1848/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Affidavit filed by the first respondent is recorded. I do not think that the facts reveal a case for proceeding under the Contempt of Courts Act. But it is open to the petitioner to demonstrate it in a manner known to law, the total extent of the land which he is in possession of, legitimately and authorisedly. I record the submission of the respondent that the Forest Department will not obstruct the petitioner in exercising acts of possession over the land which he is legitimately entitled to. Contempt of Court case is closed, subject to the above direction. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs