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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. 745 OF 2022(S) IN WA 535/2021
PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/REVIEW PETITIONER/PETITIONER:
V RAVEENDRAN, AGED 61 YEARS,
TC 36/685, SAMKARAMANGALAM EENJAKKAL,
VALLAKADAVU P.O, TRIVANDRUM, PIN - 695 008
BY ADVOCATES SRI. ABRAHAM VAKKANAL (SENIOR ADVOCATE) ALONG WITH M/S.
SAIJO HASSAN,BENOJ C AUGUSTIN, P.PARVATHY, AATHIRA SUNNY.
RESPONDENT/PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:
A BINU, SECRETARY,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES CO- OPERATIVE
SOCIETY, T 1068, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001
BY ADVOCATES M/S. SADCHITH P.KURUP, C.P.ANIL RAJ FOR RESPONDENT
SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER (CO-OPERATION)
SRI.M. SASEENDRAN, STANDING COUNSEL, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES
PENSION BOARD
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(C) No. 745 of 2022
[arising out of the impugned judgment dated 24.03.2021
in WA No.535/2021]
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Dated this the 14th day of June, 2022
ORDER
The respondent/the alleged contemnor has appeared in person.
2. We have heard Sri.Abraham Vakkanal, learned Senior Counsel, and Sri.Saijo Hassan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Sri.Sadchith P. Kurup, learned counsel for the respondent/contemnor; Sri.P.P.Thajudeen, learned Special Government Pleader (Co-operation); and Sri.M.Saseendran, learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Pension Board. At our request, learned Special Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Pension Board, have appeared for assisting this Court.
3. Yesterday, when the matter was taken up, Sri.P.P.Thajudeen, learned Special Government Pleader (Co-operation) had submitted, on instructions, that the Joint Registrar (General), Thiruvananthapuram, has already issued proceedings No.CS-4071/2022 dated 03.06.2022, out of deference for due compliance of the directions issued by this Court in a series of judgments including the instant Annexure A7 judgment of the Con.Case(C) No.745/2022 3/5 Cont.Case(C) No. 745 of 2022 2 Division Bench of this Court rendered on 24.03.2021 in WA No.535/2021. The contents of the said proceedings dated 03.06.2022 issued by the Joint Registrar (General) of Co-operative Societies, Thiruvananthapuram, containing the requisite directions to the respondent have been duly extracted in the order dated 13.06.2022 passed in this case.
4. Today, the respondent/Secretary has appeared in person has now appraised us that he would certainly comply with any direction that may be issued by this Court in respect of the subject matter in this contempt proceedings. The above said fair stand taken by the respondent/Secretary is recorded.
5. Accordingly, it is ordered that the respondent/Secretary will immediately issue proceedings/order validating the appointment of the petitioner as Secretary of the respondent Co-operative Society in compliance with the decision already rendered by the General Body of the said Co-operative Society on 10.09.2007 and should also ensure that the pension papers of the petitioner should be duly signed, validated and forwarded to the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Pension Board so as to enable the petitioner to claim pension consequent to his retirement as Secretary of the said Society with effect from 30.09.2015.
6. Necessary action in this regard shall be duly rendered by the respondent Secretary within three days from today. In the said Con.Case(C) No.745/2022 4/5 Cont.Case(C) No. 745 of 2022 3 proceedings, the respondent Secretary will also be at liberty to cite the above proceedings dated 03.06.2022 issued by the Joint Registrar (General) of Co-operative Societies, Thiruvananthapuram, as recorded in the order dated 13.06.2022 passed by this Court in this contempt case. It is also to be noted that a copy of the said proceedings dated 03.06.2022 was already handed over by the Special Government Pleader (Co-operation) to the learned Standing Counsel of the respondent yesterday.
7. On receipt of the pension papers, the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Pension Board will also take consequential action to ensure that the pensionary claims of the petitioner as above are duly honoured and settled.
List the case for reporting compliance on 17.06.2022. Hand Over Sd/-
ALEXANDER THOMAS JUDGE Sd/-
SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN JUDGE bka/-
14-06-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 745/2022
Annexure A7 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WRIT APPEAL NO. 535
OF 2021 DATED 24.03.2021 BY THE HON'BLE DIVISION BENCH AGAINST THE ORDER IN RP NO.987/2020 DATED 14.01.2021.