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 THURSDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2008 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 1678 of 2008(S) ------------------------------- ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGEMENT IN WP(C) 20107/2008 Dated 24/07/2008 PETITIONER/1st PETITIONER IN THE WP(C): ------------------------------------------------------------ SOMASEKHARAN PILLAI, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI AGED 52, ARAKKAL DEVI KSHETHRA UPADESAKA SAMITHY, PERUMANNOOR P.O., VALAKOM, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SOMASEKHARAN PILLAI. BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 & 2 IN THE WP(C): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SRI. THULASEEDHARAN THAMPI, AGED AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THIS PETITIONER, SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SRI.P.V.NALINAKSHAN NAIR, AGED AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THIS PETITONER DEVSWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.) SRI.P.GOPAL THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------------------- Cont. Case (Civil) No.1678 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. We have heard Sri.Anchal C.Vijayan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.Gopal, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. In the petition filed, the complainant states that, the respondents have not complied with the orders and directions issued by this Court in W.P.(C) No.20107/2008 dated 24th July, 2008. Therefore, requests us to initiate appropriate proceedings against the respondents. 3. This Court, while disposing of the writ petition had directed the Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board to consider ExtP2 request of the complainant and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 4. After the disposal of the writ petition, the Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board has passed an order dated 5.9.2008. The said order is produced before this Court by the 2nd respondent along with the counter affidavit. COC No. 1678/2008 -2- 5. In view of the subsequent development that has taken place, in our opinion, for the present, we need not have to take contempt proceedings against the respondent. Accordingly, we close the contempt petition. However, we reserve liberty to the complainant, if he so desires, to question the correctness or otherwise of the orders passed by the Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board, dated 5.9.2008 before appropriate forum. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE MS