A CON.CASE(CIVIL):‬ ‭ 1‬ ‭ ‭T.GEN SUKHDEEP SANGWAN,‬ L AGED 64 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O LATE AMRIT SINGH DIRECTOR GENERAL (FORMER),‬ ‭ ASSAM RIFLES, SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA, PIN - 793010‬ ‭ 2‬ ‭ ‭IEUTENANT GENERAL PRADEEPCHANDRAN NAIR‬ L AGED 61 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O CHANDRAN NAIR C, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL‬ ‭ (PRESENT), ASSAM RIFLES, SHILLONG, PIN - 793011‬ ‭ 3‬ ‭ ‭IEUTENANT GENERAL, VIKAS LAKHERA‬ L AGED 56 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O.SHRI VISHNU PRASAD LAKHERA, DIRECTOR GENERAL‬ ‭ (FORMER), ASSAM RIFLES, SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA,‬ ‭ PIN - 793011‬ ‭ ‭Y ADVS.‬ B SHRI.C.DINESH, SENIOR PANEL COUNSEL‬ ‭ SHRI.SUVIN R.MENON, SENIOR PANEL COUNSEL‬ ‭ RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:‬ ‭ 1‬ ‭ BIJUKUMAR.S‬ ‭ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭2‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ ‭GED 50 YEARS‬ A S/O. SIVADASAN PILLAI, DEVANANDANAM, KALPPADA,‬ ‭ MARUTHOOR VIA, KALLAYAM P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM‬ ‭ DISTRICT, PIN - 695304‬ ‭ 2‬ ‭ ‭NNIKRISHNAN K. V,‬ U AGED 50 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O. VISWAMBHARAN, KULIKKANNA PARAMBIL HOUSE,‬ ‭ AROOR P O, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,KERALA,‬ ‭ PIN - 691523‬ ‭ 3‬ ‭ ‭ARIKRISHNAN K G‬ H AGED 49 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, HARINIVAS, IMALI EAST,‬ ‭ OMALLOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, KERALA,‬ ‭ PIN - 689647‬ ‭ 4‬ ‭ ‭ASANT KUMAR P‬ V AGED 49 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, KOMENTHODUKAYIL HOUSE,‬ ‭ KARINGHAMANNA,THAMARASSERY P O, KOZHIKODE‬ ‭ DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 673573‬ ‭ 5‬ ‭ ‭JITHKUMAR C‬ A AGED 50 YEARS‬ ‭ S/O.CHELLAPPAN ACHARI, LAKSHMI BHAVAN,‬ ‭ KARITHAKKAM, BEACH P O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM‬ ‭ DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 695007‬ ‭ THIS‬ ‭ ‭ WRIT‬ ‭ APPEAL‬ ‭ HAVING‬ ‭ BEEN‬ ‭ FINALLY‬ ‭ HEARD‬ ‭ ON‬ ‭ 24.06.2025,‬ THE COURT ON 27.06.2025 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:‬ ‭ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭3‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ ‭JUDGMENT‬ ‭Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J.‬ ‭This‬ ‭appeal‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭filed‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭delay‬ ‭of‬ ‭450‬ ‭days.‬ ‭Having‬‭perused‬‭the‬‭reasons‬‭stated‬‭in‬‭the‬‭affidavit‬‭filed‬‭in‬‭support‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭application‬ ‭to‬ ‭condone‬ ‭delay,‬ ‭we‬ ‭are‬ ‭satisfied‬ ‭that‬ ‭sufficient‬ ‭cause‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭made‬ ‭out‬ ‭to‬ ‭condone‬ ‭the‬ ‭delay.‬ ‭Hence, C.M‬‭Appln.No‬‭.2 of 2025 to condone the delay‬‭is allowed.‬ ‭2. Heard on the question of admission.‬ ‭3.‬ ‭The‬ ‭present‬ ‭intra‬ ‭court‬ ‭appeal‬ ‭under‬ ‭Section‬ ‭5‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Kerala‬ ‭High‬ ‭Court‬ ‭Act,‬ ‭1958,‬ ‭assails‬ ‭the‬ ‭interim‬ ‭order‬ ‭dated‬ ‭05.12.2023‬ ‭passed‬ ‭in‬ ‭Contempt‬ ‭Case(C)No.2459‬ ‭of‬ ‭2019,‬ ‭whereby‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭Single‬ ‭Judge‬ ‭had‬ ‭granted‬ ‭time‬ ‭to‬ ‭comply‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭dated‬ ‭05.06.2015‬‭passed‬‭in‬‭W.P(C)No.24735‬ ‭of 2013.‬ ‭4.‬ ‭The‬ ‭writ‬ ‭petition‬ ‭was‬ ‭filed‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭herein‬ ‭seeking‬ ‭parity‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭pay‬ ‭scale‬ ‭as‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭counterparts‬ ‭in‬ ‭other‬ ‭paramilitary‬ ‭forces.‬ ‭The‬ ‭writ‬ ‭petition‬ ‭was‬ ‭disposed‬‭of‬‭on‬‭the‬‭ground‬‭that‬‭the‬‭issue‬‭involved‬‭is‬‭no‬‭longer‬‭res‬ ‭integra‬ ‭in‬ ‭view‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭law‬ ‭laid‬ ‭down‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Division‬ ‭Bench‬ ‭of‬ ‭Gauhati‬ ‭High‬ ‭Court‬ ‭in‬ ‭W.A.No.50(SH)‬ ‭/2010,‬ ‭which‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭4‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ ‭was‬ ‭rendered‬ ‭following‬ ‭the‬ ‭binding‬ ‭precedent‬‭in‬‭Union‬‭of‬‭India‬ ‭v. Dineshan K.K.‬‭[(2008) 1 SCC 586].‬ ‭5.‬ ‭The‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭appellants‬ ‭contended‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬‭learned‬‭Single‬‭Judge‬‭apart‬‭from‬‭granting‬‭time‬‭to‬‭comply‬‭with‬ ‭the‬‭judgment‬‭had‬‭issued‬‭certain‬‭new‬‭directions;‬‭ie,‬‭to‬‭implement‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭light‬ ‭of‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭V‬ ‭and‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭VI.‬ ‭Therefore,‬ ‭being‬ ‭aggrieved,‬ ‭the‬ ‭present‬ ‭writ‬ ‭appeal‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭filed.‬ ‭6.‬ ‭Per‬ ‭contra,‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭appearing‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬‭vehemently‬‭opposed‬‭the‬‭afore‬‭prayer‬‭and‬‭submitted‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭writ‬ ‭appeal‬ ‭against‬ ‭an‬ ‭interim‬ ‭order‬ ‭that‬ ‭too‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭Contempt‬ ‭Petition‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭maintainable,‬ ‭since‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭does‬‭not‬ ‭finally‬ ‭decide‬ ‭the‬ ‭fate‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Contempt‬ ‭Petition.‬ ‭He‬ ‭further‬ ‭submitted‬‭that‬‭it‬‭is‬‭a‬‭well‬‭settled‬‭legal‬‭position‬‭that‬‭writ‬‭appeal‬‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭maintainable‬ ‭against‬ ‭an‬ ‭interim‬ ‭order‬‭where‬‭the‬‭issue‬‭is‬‭not‬ ‭decided‬ ‭finally.‬ ‭The‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭also‬ ‭submitted‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭Gauhati‬ ‭High‬ ‭Court‬ ‭judgment;‬ ‭ie,‬ ‭W.A.No.50(SH)/2010‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭disposed‬ ‭of‬ ‭applying‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭Dineshan‬ ‭K.K.‬ ‭(Supra)‬ ‭and‬ ‭as‬ ‭per‬ ‭Annexures‬‭V‬‭and‬‭VI‬‭which‬‭are‬‭the‬‭documents‬‭wherein‬‭Dineshan‬ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭5‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ ‭K.K.‬‭(Supra)‬‭and‬‭others‬‭have‬‭extended‬‭the‬‭benefit.‬‭In‬‭view‬‭of‬‭the‬ ‭aforesaid,‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭Single‬ ‭Judge‬ ‭has‬ ‭not‬ ‭passed‬ ‭any‬ ‭fresh‬ ‭orders‬ ‭exercising‬ ‭his‬ ‭jurisdiction‬ ‭under‬ ‭Article‬ ‭226‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭of‬ ‭India.‬ ‭Instead‬ ‭he‬ ‭has‬ ‭granted‬ ‭further‬ ‭time‬ ‭to‬ ‭comply‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgment‬ ‭dated‬ ‭05.06.2015‬ ‭passed‬ ‭in‬ ‭W.P(C)No.24735‬ ‭of‬ ‭2013,‬ ‭failing‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬‭2nd‬‭appellant‬‭herein‬ ‭shall‬ ‭appear‬ ‭in‬ ‭person‬ ‭and‬ ‭show‬ ‭cause‬ ‭why‬ ‭action‬ ‭shall‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭taken for flouting the directions issued by this Court.‬ ‭7.‬ ‭Heard‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭appellants‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭appearing‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬‭and‬‭perused‬‭the‬ ‭records.‬ ‭8.‬‭On‬‭perusal‬‭of‬‭the‬‭impugned‬‭interim‬‭order,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭seen‬‭that‬ ‭no‬ ‭further‬ ‭directions‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭issued;‬ ‭rather,‬ ‭the‬ ‭interim‬ ‭order‬ ‭only‬ ‭directs‬ ‭compliance‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭decision‬ ‭in‬ ‭Dineshan‬ ‭K.K.‬ ‭(supra).‬‭As‬‭such,‬‭it‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭said‬‭that‬‭the‬‭learned‬‭Single‬‭Judge‬ ‭has‬‭exercised‬‭his‬‭powers‬‭under‬‭Article‬‭226‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Constitution‬‭of‬ ‭India;‬ ‭rather,‬ ‭the‬ ‭powers‬ ‭appear‬ ‭to‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭exercised‬ ‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭Contempt‬ ‭of‬ ‭Courts‬ ‭Act.‬ ‭Accordingly,‬ ‭the‬ ‭learned‬ ‭Single‬ ‭Judge has not committed any error in the impugned order.‬ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭6‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ ‭Hence,‬ ‭we‬ ‭are‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭considered‬ ‭opinion‬ ‭that‬ ‭no‬ ‭interference‬ ‭is‬ ‭called‬ ‭for‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭writ‬ ‭appeal.‬ ‭The‬ ‭present‬ ‭writ‬ ‭appeal‬‭is‬‭dismissed‬‭as‬‭not‬‭maintainable‬‭against‬‭the‬‭interim‬‭order‬ ‭passed in the contempt petition.‬ Sd/-‬ ‭ SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI‬ ‭ JUDGE‬ ‭ ‭ d/-‬ S SYAM KUMAR V.M.‬ ‭ JUDGE‬ ‭ MC/26.6‬ ‭ ‭W.A.No‬‭.1467 of 2025‬ ‭7‬ 2025:KER:46284‬ ‭ APPENDIX OF WA 1467/2025‬ ‭ PETITIONER ANNEXURES‬ ‭ Annexure A1‬ ‭ ‭RUE‬ ‭ T COPY‬ ‭ OF‬ ‭ THE‬ ‭ ORDER‬ ‭DATED‬ 17.01.2025‬ ‭ ‭ IN‬ ‭ CM‬ ‭ APPL‬ ‭ NO.‬ ‭ 1/2025‬ ‭ IN‬ CON. APP (C) 1 OF 2025‬ ‭ Annexure A2‬ ‭ CERTIFIED‬ ‭ ‭ COPY‬ ‭OF‬ ‭ THE‬ ‭ JUDGMENT‬ ‭ DATED‬ 03.03.2025 IN CON. APP (C) 1 OF 2025‬ ‭