IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2011 / 29TH ASWINA 1933 Con.Case(C).No. 1120 of 2011(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.15434/2011 Dated 08/06/2011 .................... PETITIONER: --------------- C.N.PURUSHOTHAMAN,AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.NANU VAIDYAN,PRANAVAM,EROOR PO, KANAYANNUR TALUK,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. MS. T.B.MINI RESPONDENT: --------------- R.BIJUPRABHAKAR IAS,AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER,DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT,VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. SHIBU JOSEPH THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COC (C) No . 1120 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 21st October, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court alleging contumacious act on the part of the respondent / contemnor with regard to the implementation of the judgment dated 08.06.2011 in W.P. (C) No. 15434 of 2011. 2. The learned Government Pleader, who entered appearance on behalf of the respondent, on instructions, submits that, the averments and allegations raised in the contempt matter are not at all correct. It is stated that pursuant to the verdict passed as above, a personal hearing was conducted on 04.08.2011 and final order was passed on 17.08.2011. It is also stated that a copy of the said order was communicated to the petitioner by registered post, which was served to the petitioner on 25.08.2011 and that the acknowledgment card has been returned. 3. In the said circumstances, there is no reason to proceed with the contempt matter. The contempt matter is dismissed accordingly. Sd/- P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd /True copy/ P.A. to Judge