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V.K.K.Kutty Vs Coir Board — Writ and Judicial Review | Kerala HC (2016)

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V.K.K.Kutty v. Coir Board

Kerala HC10 Mar 2016WP(C)/6761/2004

Case brief

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What is this about?

The writ petition was dismissed because the petitioner had died prior to the hearing, rendering the petition incapable of survival.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition was dismissed as the petitioner was no more.

What the court decided

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A

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:-

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN

THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH 2016/20TH PHALGUNA, 1937

W.P.(C).No.6761 of 2004 (E)

PETITIONER(S):-

V.K.K. KUTTY, SENIOR MANAGER (GR.I), COIR BOARD (S.R. & S.D), KARUNAKARAN NAMBIAR ROAD, THRISSUR.

BY ADVS.SRI.C.A.MAJEED

RESPONDENT(S):-

COIR BOARD, COIR HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY.

THE CHAIRMAN, COIR BOARD, COIR HOUSE, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM.

THE SECRETARY TO GOVENMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
V.K.K. KUTTY
respondent
COIR BOARD

Coram

AI extract

K VINOD CHANDRAN

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Kerala HC
Decided on: 10 Mar 2016 · March
Registered: 25 Feb 2004
Case no.: WP(C)/6761/2004

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Cite this judgement

V.K.K.Kutty v. Coir Board, WP(C)/6761/2004 (KL), decided on 10 March 2016.

The High Court of Kerala publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Bench / Coram

K VINOD CHANDRAN

Parties & counsel

Outcome

The writ petition was dismissed as the petitioner was no more.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

A writ petition stands dismissed if the petitioner dies before the judgment is delivered, as no cause of action survives. In this case, counsel for respondents successfully argued the petitioner was deceased, leading to dismissal without a detailed proposition on substantive law.

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R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL,SR.PANEL COUNSEL. R3 BY ASST. SOCILITOR GENERAL OF INDIA SRI.N.NAGARESH.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10-03-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

K. Vinod Chandran, J

W.P.(C) No.6761 of 2004-E

Dated this the 10^th day of March, 2016

JUDGMENT

The learned counsel for the respondent submits that the

petitioner herein is no more. In such circumstances, nothing survives in the writ petition and the same would stand dismissed.

Sd/-

K.Vinod Chandran Judge.

vku/-

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CNR

KLHC010397802004

Topic

Writ and Judicial Review

Bench

K.vinod Chandran

Disposal

DISMISSED

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