IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 Cont.Case(C).No.424 of 2008(S) ----------------------------------------------------- ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER IN D.B.A.NO.112/2007 DATED 31/01/2008 .................... PETITIONERS/APPLICANTS:- ----------------------------------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O. CHANDRAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT KISHORE NIVAS, KANNAMANGALAM P.O., PRESIDENT, KOZHINJA NELLUR SHEKTRA SHEKMA SAMITHI, CHETTIKULANGARA. 2. SIVADASAN NAIR, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, DEVOTTEE, RESIDING AT ELAMPADI VADAKKETHIL, KANNAMANGALAM NORTH, CHETTIKULANGARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 4:- ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. SURESH JEEVAN, AGED 49 YEARS, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. C.K. GUPTAN, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. CONT.CASE (C).NO.424 OF 2008-S - 2 - 3. P. NARAYANAN, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O. PANICKER, RESIDING AT LAKSHMI NARAYANA BHAVAN, VAIKOM, MEMBER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. P.K. SUMATHIKUTTY AMMA, AGED 56 YEARS, W/O. R.CHELLAPPAN, RESIDING AT PODIKALATHIL HOUSE, THAMALAKKAL P.O., MEMBER,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.D.SREEKUMAR. R2 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.), SRI.ALAN PAPALI, SRI.NISHIL.P.S. & SRI.P.K.VIJAYAMOHANAN. R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.RAVINDRAN (SR.) & SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN. R4 BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR & SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN. THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu, C.J. & A.K.Basheer, J. ------------------------------------------------------ Cont. Case (C).No.424 of 2008-S ------------------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. Inter alia, alleging that the respondent-Travancore Devaswom Board is not obeying the orders and directions issued by this Court in D.B.A.No.112 of 2007 dated 31.01.2008, the complainants are before us with a request to take appropriate proceedings against the respondents as provided under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. 2. This Court had ordered the issuance of notice to the Board and the other respondents. They have appeared through their learned counsels. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the Board would submit that the Board is now regularly sitting and then discharging its functions diligently. We have no reason to doubt the correctness or otherwise of the statement made by the learned counsel appearing for the Board. 4. Placing on record the statement of the learned counsel appearing for the Board, the contempt petition is disposed of as having become unnecessary. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice A.K.Basheer vku/- Judge