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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 2399 OF 2024 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED IN WP(C) NO.7979 OF 2024 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER:
MIDHUN. C S AGED 29 YEARS S/O. SUBRAHMANIAN, CHARU PARAMBA, ALANGAD P.O., THIRUVALOOR, KARUMALLOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511 BY ADV P.K.ANIL RESPONDENT: SISIRA, THE BRANCH MANAGER (AGE AND FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER ) SOUTH INDIAN BANK, ALUVA BRANCH, BUILDING NO.11 THRIGAYA AVENUE, 983-8, PRIYADARSHINI ROAD, PWD QUARTERS, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA, PIN - 683101 OTHER PRESENT:
SC SRI SUNIL SHANKAR THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
2025:KER:28194 Con.Case(C) No.2399 of 2024 2 Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2025
JUDGMENT The contempt case is filed alleging non- compliance with the directions in Annexure-I judgment.
2. The petitioner’s case is that, although this Court had directed the respondent bank to lift the debit freezing of the petitioner’s bank account, the same has not been done till date. Therefore, the respondent has flouted the directions in the said judgment.
3. The respondent has filed an affidavit, inter alia, stating that, based on the directions in the
judgment, the respondent has lifted the debit freezing of the petitioner’s bank account. However, there is a lien marked in the petitioner’s bank account for which there was no direction. In fact, in cases of identical nature, this Court had directed the petitioners therein to file an application for correction of the judgment or to review the judgment to include a direction to lift the lien on the
2025:KER:28194 Con.Case(C) No.2399 of 2024 3 petitioner’s bank account. There is no wilful contempt committed by the respondent. Hence, the Contempt of Court Case may be dismissed.
4. Heard; the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the respondent.
5. On a consideration of the facts and the materials on record, particularly that the direction to the respondent bank was to lift the debit freezing of the petitioner’s bank account, I am of the view that there is no wilful contempt committed by the respondent. In the said circumstances, the Contempt of Court Case is closed. Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE mtk/2.04.25
2025:KER:28194 Con.Case(C) No.2399 of 2024 4 APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 2399/2024 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE 1 CERTIFIED COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO. 7979/2024 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 14.8.2024