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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
Tuesday, the 14th day of June 2022 / 24th Jyaishta, 1944
CONTEMPT CASE(C) NO. 1054 OF 2022(S) IN WA 467/2022
PETITIONER/APPELLANT PETITIONER:
K.K.VARKEY, CISF NO. 84470573, ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR/EXECUTIVE,
CISF UNIT CPT COCHIN, RESIDING AT QUARTER NO.CII/383, CISF COMPLEX,
WELLINGTON ISLAND, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 682
003. (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER TO CISF UNIT NLC NEYVELI).
BY ADVOCATES M/S. T.SANJAY, SANIL KUMAR G., MIDHUN R.
RESPONDENT/2ND RESPONDENT IN W.P.(C):
SHEEL VARDHAN SINGH, DIRECTOR GENERAL/CISF, CISF HEAD QUARTERS, CGO
COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110 003
This Contempt of court case (civil) having come up for orders on
14.06.2022, the court on the same day passed the following:
P.T.O.
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ALEXANDER THOMAS & SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN, JJ.
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Cont.Case No.1054 of 2022
[arising out of judgment dated 07.04.2022 in WA No.467/2022]
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Dated this the 14th day of June, 2022
ORDER
Sri.S.Manu, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India would submit on the basis of instructions that the respondent Officer has now withdrawn Annexure A3 order as it is not passed in due compliance of the directions contained in Annexure A1 writ Appellate judgment of this Court and that status quo as regards the previous posting of the petitioner in Cochin Port Trust has been restored and that orders will be passed afresh on the representation of the petitioner as directed in Annxure A1 writ appellate judgment, which is expected to be done within two weeks.
2. The abovesaid submissions are recorded. In view of the fair submission made by the respondent officer, we are not now initiating Contempt of Court proceedings. The respondent officer will take into account the various observations and directions made by this Court in Annexure A1 judgment and should take a considered decision in the matter and also particularly taking note of the impending retirement of the petitioner in April, 2023 and also taking note of his plea that there arose 4 vacancies in Cochin Port Trust for the retention of the petitioner Con.Case(C) No.1054/2022 3/4 Cont.Case No.1054 of 2022 2 and that a similarly situated officer of the rank of Assistant Sub Inspector, one Sri.Ravi who was to retire on 31.05.2022 was exempted from the transfer order issued on 14.05.2021 in view of his impending retirement on 31.05.2022 etc and all other relevant aspects of the matter.
List the case on 06.07.2022.
Handover to both sides.
Sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS JUDGE sd/-
SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
JUDGE
Nsd
14-06-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1054/2022
Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 07-04-2022
Annexure A3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 01-06-2022 ISSUED BY THE
RESPONDENT