IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 Con.Case(C).No. 1560 of 2009(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN OP.21431/1999 Dated 05/11/2008 .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.RAMANATHAN, S/O. APPUNNI, AGED 64 YEARS, ATTENDER, RURAL LIBRARY, PAROPPADY, MERIKKUNNU.P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.PARTHASARATHY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, (AGED AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) SECRETARY, STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADDITIONAL 2ND RESPONDENT: 2. SRI.KURUVILA JOHN, SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPT., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (R2 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.27/10 DTD.16.3.10) ADV. SRI.P.V.SURENDRANATH FOR R1 GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== Contempt Case (C).No. 1560 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T It is now admitted that the petitioner has already received the amounts as per Annexure A1 judgment. However, the learned Standing Counsel for the State Library Council submits that the Government has not paid that money to the Library Council as directed in the judgment, but they have paid the same to the petitioner from out of other funds of the Council. The learned Government Pleader submits that the Government has provided an amount of Rs.7 crores towards grant to the Library Council and the Library Council can very well adjust the amount paid to the petitioner against that amount. The learned Standing Counsel for the Library Council points out that these amounts are not in respect of this particular payment to the petitioner, which has to be separately paid by the Government to the Council and that the said grant would have been payable even apart from the judgment. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this contempt case without prejudice the right of the Library Council to seek payment of this amount also from the Government. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2