The High Court of Kerala dismissed the writ appeal as infructuous, accepting the submission of the appellant's counsel that the underlying matter was no longer viable.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN
& THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE
TUESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016/4TH PHALGUNA, 1937
WA.No. 938 of 2010 ( ) IN WP(C).3912/2010 ------------------------------------------AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 3912/2010 DATED 07-04-2010
APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENTS IN WP :-
1. THE CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FOREST (EFL), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
BY SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.MADHAVANKUTTY
RESPONDENT(S)/PETITIONERS IN WP :-
1. JAISE JACOB, VADAKKEL MAZHUVANCHERRY HOUSE, THAMARACHAL, KIZHAKKAMBALAM P.O ERNAKULAM DIST.
2. GEORGE JACOB, VADAKKEL MAZHUVANCHERRY HOUSE, THAMARACHAL, KIZHAKKAMBALAM P.O ERNAKULAM DIST.
3. ELSY CHACKO, W/O.V.CHACKO, VADAKKEL MAZHUVANCHERRY HOUSE, THAMARACHAL, KIZHAKKAMBALAM P.O ERNAKULAM DIST.
4. PREETHA THULASEEDHARAN PILLAI, REMYA NIVAS, KANNIMMEL THERIYIL PATTAZHI VILLAGE PADMABHAPURAM, KOLLAM, REP.BY P/A HOLDER
5. THE FOREST (ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS) (DELETED) TRIBUNAL (1ST ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT), KOLLAM.
R1 - R4 BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR.) SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR SRI.P.M.BENZIR SRI.G.G.MANOJ
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23-02-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
ASHOK BHUSHAN, C.J & A.M. SHAFFIQUE, J.
------------------------------------W.A. No.938 of 2010
------------------------------------Dated this the 23rd day of February 2016
J U D G M E N T
Shaffique, J.
Learned counsel for the appellants submits that this matter has become infructuous. Hence, this writ appeal is dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/ASHOK BHUSHAN CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
A.M. SHAFFIQUE
//TRUE COPY//
P.A. TO JUDGE
Jvt/23.2.2016.
Custodian of Vested Forest (EFL)
State of Kerala
Jaise Jacob
George Jacob
Elsy Chacko
Preetha Thulaseedharan Pillai
Ashok Bhushan
A.M. Shaffique
As recorded by the court registry
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