IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2008 / 5TH MAGHA 1929 Cont.Case(C).No.1238 of 2007(S) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISING OUT OF THE JUDGEMENT IN O.P.12329/2003 DATED 23/08/2006 .................... PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS:- ------------------------------------------ 1. K.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, S/O.N,KRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 65, RETD.ASST.ENGINEER (CIVIL) KSE BOARD, KAIPPALLIL PADEETTATHIL, EARAZHA SOUTH, CHETTIKULANGARA P.O., MAVELIKKARA. 2. P.K.PRABHAKARAN, S/O. KUNJU NAIR, AGED 65, RETD.ASST. ENGINEER (CIVIL),KSE BOARD, SMITHA GARDENS, KIZHAKKUMMURI, KAVUMBHAGAM P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI.NAVEEN.T RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 & 2:- -------------------------------------------------------- 1. SRI.M.SUBAIR, (FATHERS NAME & AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DR.G.PAVITHRAN. (FATHERS NAME & AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN. THIS CONTEMPT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & K.M.Joseph,J. --------------------------------------------------- Cont.Case (C).No.1238 of 2007-S ---------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. Complainants allege that the respondents have disobeyed the orders and directions issued by this Court in O.P.No.12329 of 2003 dated 23.08.2006. Therefore, they are before us in this petition filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act read with Article 215 of the Constitution, with a request to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings against the respondents for the so-called wilful and deliberate disobedience of the orders and directions issued by this Court. (2) During the pendency of this contempt proceedings, the respondents have passed an order dated 22.01.2008. (3) In view of this development, in our opinion, for the present we need not have to take cognizance of this contempt petition filed by the complainant. Accordingly, we drop the contempt proceedings. (4) However, we reserve liberty to the petitioners/complainants to question the correctness or otherwise of the orders passed by the respondents dated 22.01.2008, if they so desire. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice K.M.Joseph Judge vku/-s