IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1933 Con.Case(C).No. 856 of 2011(S) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.38383/2010 Dated 23/12/2010 .................... PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ------------------------- K.RAJALAKSHMI, WIFE OF HEMACHANDRAN, AGED 42 YEARS, NON-VACATIONAL TEACHER (ENGLISH) (JUNIOR), GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHERUKUNNU, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT ----------------------------- SRI.JOHNY JOHN, FATHER'S NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.R.RENJITH THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T.SANKARAN, J. --------------------------- C.O.C.No.856 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT As per the judgment dated 23rd December, 2010, the Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education, Thiruvananthapuram, was directed to consider and dispose of Exhibit P5 representation dated 30.11.2010 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. 2. The learned Government Pleader submitted that though belatedly the judgment was complied with and an order dated 31.10.2011 was passed by the Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that the Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education retired from service and the present Director came to know of the judgment only belatedly. When the order is not complied with, one would naturally expect some explanation or at least a petition to condone the COC 856/11 2 delay. However, the Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education did not think it fit to file any such application. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, the Contempt Case is closed on the ground that an order was passed, though belatedly, disposing of the representation. K.T.SANKARAN JUDGE csl