The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226, which became infructuous due to the passage of an order by the Secretary to the Panchayat pending disposal. The Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous and granted liberty to challenge the subsequent order.
Granted liberty to challenge the subsequent order; petition dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH
WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 2ND BHADRA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 598 OF 2020
PETITIONERS:
| 1 | O.K.MANIKANDAN, |
|---|---|
| AGED 49 YEARS, |
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| S/O. KUTTAPPAN, | |
| RESIDING AT OROMARIYIL HOUSE, | |
| ATTATHRA, KUNDANNOOR P.O., | |
| KANJIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590 | |
| 2 | MOHANAN P.S., |
| AGED 54 YEARS, | |
| S/O. SANKARAN, | |
| RESIDING AT PARAPPURATH HOUSE, | |
| ATTATHRA, KUNDANNOOR P.O., | |
| KANIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590. | |
| 3 | RAMESAN K., |
| AGED 49 YEARS, | |
| S/O. NARAYANAN NAIR, | |
| RESIDING AT CHULLIKKATTIL HOUSE, | |
| ATTATHRA, KUNDANNOOR P.O., | |
| KANIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590 | |
| 4 | SATHEESH KUMAR, |
| AGED 45 YEARS, | |
| S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, | |
| RESIDING AT CHALIYATTIL HOUSE, | |
| ATTATHRA, KUNDANNOOR P.O., | |
| KANJIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590 | |
| 5 | CHANDANA O.K., |
| AGED 44 YEARS, | |
| S/O. KUTTAPPAN @ KUNJUNNI, | |
| RESIDING AT OROMARIYIL HOUSE, | |
| ATTATHRA, KUNDANNOOR P.O., | |
| KANIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590 | |
| BY ADVS. | |
| SRI.ARUN KUMAR.P | |
| SRI.THIYYANNOOR RAMAKRISHNAN | |
| SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN |
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RESPONDENTS:
1 RAJAN K. NAIR, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN, PROPRIETOR ROSHNI INDUSTRIES, BUILDING NO.VII-455A, KOTTAPPURAM VILLAGE, KUNDANNUR P.O., KANJIRAKODE, THRISSUR - 680 590
3 THE SECRETARY, ERUMAPPETTY GRAMMA PANCHAYAT, ERUMAPPETTY, THRISSUR - 680 584
BY ADVS. SRI.C.A.CHACKO SRI.SANTHOSH P. PODUVAL,, SC, ERUMAPPETTY GRAMA PANCHAYAT
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24.08.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 24th day of August, 2022
The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the order passed by the Secretary to the Panchayat pending disposal of the writ petition, the writ petition has become infructuous and the petitioners may be permitted to challenge the order subsequently issued. Granting such liberty, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
Sd/- N. NAGARESH JUDGE
SR
O.K. Manikandan
Ramesan K.
Satheesh Kumar
Chandana O.K.
Rajan K. Nair
Erumappetty Gramma Panchayat
N. Nagares
As recorded by the court registry
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