1 W.P.(C) No. 1767 of 2024 2025:KER:29484 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 1767 OF 2024 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 03.08.2023 IN WP(C) NO.9622 OF 2023 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER/PETITIONER: G. REMA, AGED 59 YEARS, W/O. SURESH BABU, KARATHATT HOUSE, K. S. UDAYAN ROAD, PACHALAM P.O, COCHIN-12, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (REGIONAL OFFICER, KERALA STATE BAMBOO CORPORATION LTD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RETIRED ON 31.05.2022), PIN – 682012. BY ADV. C. V. MILTON RESPONDENTS: 1 BENEDICT WILLIAM JOHN, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME IS NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER), MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERARA STATE BAMBOO CORPORATION LTD., P.B N0.20, ANKAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN – 683573. 2 ADDL. R2. CDR, SURESH PUILANIKAT (RETD) (SUBSTITUTED) MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE BAMBOO CORPORATION LTD., PB N0.20, ANKAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN-683573 ADDL. R2 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 25/09/2024 IN IA 01/24 IN COC 1767/24. 2 W.P.(C) No. 1767 of 2024 2025:KER:29484 ADDL.R2 IS SUBSTITUTED AS "NAJEEB M.K, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA BAMBOO CORPORATION LTD." AS PER ORDER DATED 19/02/2025 IN COC. M. K. NAJEEB, (AGE AND FATHER'S NAME IS NOT KNOWN TO THIS PETITIONER) MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE BAMBOO CORPORATION LTD, PB N0.20, ANKAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. LATHA ANAND THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 3 W.P.(C) No. 1767 of 2024 2025:KER:29484 D. K. SINGH, J. -------------------------- Con. Case (C) No. 1767 of 2024 ------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT 1. The present contempt petition has been filed alleging non- compliance/willful disobedience of the Judgment dated 03.08.2023 passed in W.P.(C) No. 9622 of 2023. 2. This Court, while disposing of the said writ petition, directed the competent authority of the 1st respondent to ensure that all eligible retiral benefits are disbursed to the petitioner either in lumpsum or in installments as expeditiously as possible, but not later than ten months from the date of receipt of a copy of the Judgment. It is further said that after the payment as directed is made by the respondents, the petitioner would be at liberty to invoke any remedy, if she intended to claim interest on the same. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent/contemnor submits that in response to the contempt notice issued in the current contempt petition, an affidavit of compliance has been filed and as per the said affidavit, the gratuity amount of Rs. 11,45,648/-, Covid 19 relief fund recovery of Rs. 70,820/- and terminal surrender of Rs. 4 W.P.(C) No. 1767 of 2024 2025:KER:29484 4,64,404/-, total sum of Rs. 16,80,872/- has been paid to the petitioner. It is, therefore, submits that the aforesaid Judgment has been complied with. 4. The learned Counsel for the petitioner does not dispute that the petitioner has received the said amount of Rs. 16,80,872/-. However, he submits that the full amount has not been paid. 5. I do not find the contention raised by the learned Counsel for the petitioner as tenable. The respondents were directed to pay the full eligible amount to the petitioner which has been paid. However, if the petitioner wants to raise a dispute regarding the sum paid to her, the remedy is not contempt petition but somewhere else for which she may take recourse to the appropriate remedy. With the aforesaid observations, the present contempt petition is hereby closed. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE Svn 5 W.P.(C) No. 1767 of 2024 2025:KER:29484 APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 1767/2024 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A1 CERLIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C) NO. 9622/2023 DATED 03.08.,2023 ANNEXURE A2 TRUE COPY OF THE ADVOCATE'S LETTER DATED 10.08.2023 SENT TO THE RESPONDENT ANNEXURE A3 TRUE COPY OF THE ADVOCATE'S NOTICE DATED 18.06.2024 SENT TO THE RESPONDENT