Two writ petitions challenging a tender for petroleum transportation were closed as the matter had become infructuous by efflux of time.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN
TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 28TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 9636 OF 2014
PETITIONERS:
*ADDL.P2 ADDL. PETITIONERRS 2 TO 5 ARE IMPLEADED P.PRAMEELA, AGED 49 YEARS W/O LATE S.SATHEESH KUMAR, MSP SADANAM, PUNNAMKARIKAKOM, POOVACHAL PO, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
ADDL.P3 SREEDHISH P.S, AGED 29 YEARS S/O LATE S.SATHEESH KUMAR, MSP SADANAM, PUNNAMKARIKAKOM, POOVACHAL PO, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
ADDL.P4 SAMEESH P.S., AGED 27 YEARS S/O LATE S.SATHEESH KUMAR, MSP SADANAM, PUNNAMKARIKAKOM, POOVACHAL PO, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
*ADDL.P5 PRAMEESH P.S, AGED 25 YEARS S/O LATE S.SATHEESH KUMAR, MSP SADANAM, PUNNAMKARIKAKOM, POOVACHAL PO, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (ADDL. PETITIONERRS 2 TO 5 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 20.10.2014 IN I.A.NO.13967/2014) BY ADVS. SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN SMT.PRINCY XAVIER SMT.V.S.RAKHEE
RESPONDENTS:
W.P.(C).NOS.9636 & 16220 OF 2014
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COCHIN 682036, REP BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER 2 DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (OPERATIONS) THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD, KERALA STATE OFFICE, PANAMPILLY AVENUE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR P O, COCHIN-682036
BY ADVS. SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.JOSON MANAVALAN SRI.KURYAN THOMAS
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19.07.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).NO.16220/2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C).NOS.9636 & 16220 OF 2014
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 28TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 16220 OF 2014
PETITIONER:
S.PRABHAKARAN, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.SREEDHARA PANICKER PRABHAKARAN, INDIAN OIL DEALER, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 002. BY ADVS. SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN SMT.PRINCY XAVIER SMT.V.S.RAKHEE
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD KERALA STATE OFFICE, PANAMPILLY AVENUE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR P.O., COCHIN-682 036, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER.
2 DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (OPERATIONS) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD, KERALA STATE OFFICE, PANAMPILLY AVENUE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR P.O., COCHIN-682 036 BY ADVS. SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.JOSON MANAVALAN SRI.KURYAN THOMAS
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19.07.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).NO.9636/2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C).NOS.9636 & 16220 OF 2014
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C. JAYACHANDRAN J.
--------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).Nos. 9636 & 16220 of 2014
--------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19 th day of July, 2022
J U D G M E N T
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted
that the subject matter of the challenge in the writ petition is a tender (Ext.P7 in W.P.(C).No.9636 of 2014 and Ext.P6 in W.P.(C).No.16220 of 2014) for transportation of petroleum products from Kochi terminal to Thiruvananthapuram.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the matter has become infructuous by efflux of time. The submission of the learned counsel is recorded and these writ petitions are therefore closed as infructuous.
Sd/-
C. JAYACHANDRAN , JUDGE
A S
SATHESH KUMAR S. (SAFER ETC)
THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD
C. JAYACHANDRAN
As recorded by the court registry
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