Kerala High Court
Manoharan.K.S vs A.James Raj on 20 October, 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR
WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 / 28TH ASWINA,
1943
CON.CASE(C) NO. 1214 OF 2020
JUDGMENT DATED 17/07/2019 IN OP(KAT) 4270 OF 2013 OF HIGH
COURT OF KERALA
PETITIONERS/PETITIONERS 1, 3 & 4:
1 MANOHARAN.K.S, AGED 54 YEARS
S/O.V.K.SEKHARAN, KALARIPARAMBU VELIYIL,
CHARAMANGALAM, MUTHAMMA P.O., ALAPPUZHA.
2 MATHEW XAVIER, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.E.M.XAVIER,
EEARATHARA HOUSE, B.M.C.P.O., NEAR N.G.O. FLAT,
ERNAKULAM.
3 P.A.JALALUDHEEN, AGED 50 YEARS
S/O.ALI KUNJU.T.T., PALLIKKUNNEL HOUSE,
KANJIRAMATTOM P.O., ERNAKULAM.
BY ADVS.APARNA RAJAN
SRI.SREEDHAR RAVINDRAN
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT:
A.JAMES RAJ, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO
THE PETITIONER) DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP
FOR ADMISSION ON 20.10.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Anil K. Narendran, J.
The petitioners have filed this contempt case alleging
non-compliance of the direction contained in the judgment of
this Court dated 17.07.2019 in O.P.(KAT)No.4270 of 2013 to
fix the seniority of the petitioners and also the 3 rd respondent,
in the light of Ext.P11 order of the respondent.
2. On 24.09.2021, when this contempt case came up
for consideration, the learned Government Pleader, on
instructions from the Director of Printing, Government Central
Press, Thiruvananthapuram submitted that the final seniority
list, in terms of the direction contained in the judgment of this
Court dated 17.07.2019 in O.P.(KAT)No.4270 of 2013, will be
published within two weeks from that date. The said
submission was recorded.
3. Today, when the matter is taken up for
consideration, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioners and also the learned Government Pleader that the
direction contained in the judgment of this Court dated
17.07.2019 in O.P.(KAT)No.4270 of 2013 has already been
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complied with, by publishing the final seniority list on
08.10.2021. The learned Government Pleader has also filed
memo dated 11.10.2021, producing therewith a copy of order
No.20916/2019/Special Cell dated 08.10.2021.
Recording the above submission made by the learned
counsel on both sides, this contempt case is closed.
Sd/-
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE
Sd/-
P.G. AJITHKUMAR, JUDGE
AV/21/10
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APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1214/2020
PETITIONER ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE A1 TRUE COPY OF THE LAWYER NOTICE ISSUED
BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE DIRECTOR OF
PRINTING DATED 03.09.2019.
ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
DIRECTOR OF PRINTING
NO.20916/19/SPL.CELL DATED 12.11.2019.
ANNEXURE A3 RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE SENIORITY LIST
ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING
NO.6334/2015/SPL.CELL DATED
19.09.2018.
