IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 362 of 2008(S) ------------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.17070/2007 Dated 20/09/2007 .................... PETITIONER/WRIT PETITIONER: ------------------------------------------------ S.SANTHOSH, A/O.SIVANANDAN, AGED 32 YEARS, KRISHNA VILAS, T.C.16/795, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. SUDHAKARAN.J., (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), SECRETARY, SCHEDULE CASTE AND SCHEDULE TRIBES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUKUMARAN, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), DIRECTOR, SCHEDULE CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NIRMITHI KENDRA, PTP NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. TOM JOSE, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. VIJAYA MOHANAN, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD BUILDINGS & LOCAL WORKS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. REMESH, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PWD BUILDINGS AND LOCAL WORKS (SC), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. JAMES, (AGE & FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD BUILDINGS DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.V. SABU THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ CONT. CASE (C) 362 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: MARCH 31, 2008 JUDGMENT The learned Government Pleader submits that a cheque for Rs.4,90,446/- has been paid to the petitioner and the learned counsel for the petitioner also accepts this. Though he has an additional claim, the correctness of such disputed liability cannot be examined in a proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act. Therefore, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the additional claim, if any he has, this contempt case is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-