IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2009 / 23RD ASHADHA 1931 Con.Case(C).No. 816 of 2009(S) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.5741/2005 .................... PETITIONER/ PETITIONER ------------------------- ANCHAMMA PAUL W/O.LATE V.V.PAUL, AGED 78 YEARS, RESIDING AT VACHAKKAL, KANJIRAMCHIRA P.O. ALAPPUZHA - 7. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.SATHEESH RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT NO.2 ------------------------------ DR.P.PRABAKARAN, AGED & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (FFP.A) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. -------------------------------- CONTEMPT CASE(C)NO.816 OF 2009 -------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2009 JUDGMENT In paragraph 5 of Annexure-A judgment of this Court the direction issued to the State Government was to re-consider the matter and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within the time frame. Pursuant to the judgment of this Court the State Government have re-considered the matter and appropriate recommendation along with an application of the petitioner was forwarded to the Government of India. The recommendation of the State Government is not favouring grant of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension. Therefore, the Central Government based on the report dismissed the claim. This contempt petition was filed mainly for the reason that the State Government rejected the claim of the petitioner illegally. According to me, this is a matter for the petitioner to challenge before this Court in appropriate proceedings. -2- Contempt Case (C)No.816/2009 2. Without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge the respective orders passed by the State Government and the Central Government, this contempt petition is dismissed, as it is not maintainable. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.