IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 Con.Case(C).No. 571 of 2008(S) ---------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.7294/2008 Dated 18/08/2006 .................... PETITIONER: ------------------ V.INDULEKHA, AGED 41 YEARS W/O.MOHANAKUMAR P., RESIDING AT INDEEVARAM KUREEPUZHA, KAVANADU P.O., KOLLAM-3. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU RESPONDENT: -------------------- SHRI JAMES VARGHESE, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, FATHER'S NAME (NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) WORKING AS SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cont. Case ( C ).No.571 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. The petitioner in W.P.(C).No.7294/2005 is the complainant in this contempt petition filed under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India, inter alia requesting us to take appropriate proceedings against the respondents for willful and deliberate disobedience of the orders and directions issued by this Court while disposing of the writ petition (2) State, being aggrieved by the aforesaid order passed by the learned Single Judge, had preferred W.A.No.809/2008. The appeal came to be rejected on 25th June, 2008. The State has now taken up the matter before the apex court in SLP.(c)No.2633/2008. The same is pending for consideration. (3) During the pendency of the proceedings before the Apex Court, the respondents have issued an order dated 15.11.2008. The order reads as under: “In view of the facts and circumstances stated in the message read as 4th paper above, the orders declining the request of the petitioner, vide 2 COC.NO.571/08 Government order read as 3rd paper above is cancelled. The request of the petitioner in the Writ Petition (c ) No.7294/05 to continue in the post of HSA (Maths), is allowed subject to the result of SLP ( c ) No.26233/08 filed by the State. The directions of the Hon'ble High Court in the judgment read as 1st paper is thus complied with”. (4) In view of the orders passed by the respondents dated 15.11.2008 we are of the opinion that there is substantial compliance with the orders and directions issued by this Court while disposing of W.P.(C)No.7294/2005. (5) In that view of the matter, for the present, we need not have to take cognizance of the contempt petition. Accordingly, we close the contempt petition. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE cl 3 COC.NO.571/08