2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED IN WP(C) NO.36918 OF 2024 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER(S)/ETITIONERS IN WP(C): 1 PRAMEELA V AGED 52 YEARS SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT (RESIDING AT AMARIYAZHIKATH VEEDU, THIRUMULLAVARAM.P.O., KOLLAM, PIN – 691912. 2 HAZEENA P M AGED 52 YEARS SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT , (RESIDING AT HAZEENA MANZIL, KERALAPURAM, CHANDANATHOPPE.P.O.,KOLLAM, PIN – 691014. 3 DEEPA R AGED 47 YEARS SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT – (RESIDING AT KAILAS BHAVAN, ADICHANALLOOR.P.O., KOLLAM – )., PIN – 691573. 4 SARASWATHY R AGED 47 YEARS ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT (RESIDING AT NIRMALYAM, MALIBHAGOM, CHAVARA SOUTH, KOLLAM )., PIN – 691584. 2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 2 5 SIMI JOHN AGED 38 YEARS ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT , (RESIDING AT SIJO BHAVANAM, MANGAD.P.O., KOLLAM )., PIN – 691001. 6 MINIMOL S AGED 35 YEARS ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, KOLLAM DEPOT ,(RESIDING AT SOWPARNIKA, NJARACKAL, PERINADU.P.O., KOLLAM )., PIN – 691601. 7 JIJI T AGED 41 YEARS ASSISTANT STORE KEEPER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT – 680 001, (RESIDING AT VANI VILAS, AMBALAPADI, WANDOOR, MALAPPURAM ., PIN – 679328. 8 BIGI JOSE AGED 28 YEARS SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT –, (RESIDING AT CHITTILAPPILLY HOUSE, ALAGAPPANAGAR.P.O., KANJOOPADAM, THRISSUR, PIN – 680302. 9 ROSHAN S AGED 43 YEARS SPECIAL ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT, (RESIDING AT SRAMBIKKALKOTTARAM HOUSE, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD )., PIN – 679102. 0 JINESH T JOHNSON AGED 44 YEARS SPECIAL ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT, (RESIDING AT THALAKKOTTUKARA HOUSE, OLLUKKARA.P.O., KUNNATHUMKARA, THRISSUR– )., PIN – 680655. 11 MAHESH KUMAR A AGED 52 YEARS JUNIOR ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT 2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 3 CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT , (RESIDING AT PUTHEN VEEDU, MANIYAR.P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM )., PIN – 691333. 12 NEETHA V G AGED 44 YEARS ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THRISSUR DEPOT , (RESIDING AT NARANGALIL HOUSE, VIYYUR, VIYYUR.P.O., THRISSUR)., PIN – 680010. BY ADVS. K.P.JUSTINE (KARIPAT) A.JOSEPH GEORGE (AZHIKKAKATH) RESPONDENT (S)/RESPONDENTS NO.2 IN WP(C) : SRI.PRAMOJ SHANKAR, IOFS, (AGE AND FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER) MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695023. BY ADV DEEPU THANKAN THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 4 D. K. SINGH, J ---------------------------------------------- Con.Case(C) No. 782 of 2025 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of April, 2025 J U D G M E N T The present contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience and non-compliance of the judgment dated 22.10.2024 passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 36918 of 2024. The learned Single Judge directed the respondents to disburse the Provident Fund loan within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Paragraph 4 of the judgment reads as follows: “ In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant four months time for the Corporation to consider the applications of the petitioners and to disburse the PF loans. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the competent among the respondents to consider the applications of the petitioners for PF loans and to disburse the amounts within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.” 2. The respondent Corporation filed W.A. No.643 of 2025, which was disposed of by the Division Bench 2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 5 vide its judgment dated 04.04.2025, granting a further period of two months from the date of the said judgment passed by the learned Division Bench. 3. In view of the above, the contempt petition does not survive as time is extended by a further period of two months. If the respondent fails to disburse the eligible amount to the petitioner, the petitioner shall be at liberty to revive this contempt petition. With the above direction, the contempt case is closed. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE mea 2025:KER:31642 CON.CASE(C) NO. 782 OF 2025 6 APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 782/2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.10.2024 IN W.P.(C ) NO.36918/2024 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT Annexure A2 TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 23.10.2024