IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2007 / 25TH SRAVANA 1929 Con.Case(C).No. 1118 of 2007(S) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.18193/2007 Dated 19/06/2007 .................... PETITIONER/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- T.V. ARAVINDAKSHA PANICKER,S/O.VASUDEVAN PILLAI, AGED 79 YEARS, PANAPARAMBU VEEDU, PERUMBALAM P.O., SHERTALLAI (EX-PRESIDENT, PERUMBALAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.NO.46, PERUMBALAM). BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT: 1ST RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------------------ P.F. VARGHESE AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SHERTALLAI. BY SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.T.RAVIKUMAR. THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------------------------------- Contempt Case (Civil) No.1118 of 2007-S ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of August, 2007. J U D G M E N T H.L.Dattu, C.J. The petitioner in W.P.(C).No.18193 of 2007 has filed this contempt petition. It is the grievance in this contempt petition that, the respondent has not complied with the orders and directions issued by this court and thereby has committed act of contempt which requires to be investigated and then appropriate punishments requires to be awarded to the respondent. This court while disposing of the writ petition has passed the following order: “2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that necessary protection will be afforded. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there will be a direction to the first respondent to give adequate protection for the smooth conduct of the election scheduled to be held on 23-6-2007 and also for declaration of result, at the premises of the Perumbalam Service Co-operative Bank Ltd., Perumbalam P.O. Cherthala.” (2). Having gone through the pleadings, the orders passed by the court and also the counter affidavit filed by the respondent, we are of the opinion that the respondent has not wilfuly or deliberately disobeyed the orders and directions issued by this court on 19th June, 2007. In view of that, the proceedings requires to be dropped and accordingly, it is dropped. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN) JUDGE MS