Karungal Town Van Drivers& v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous dismissal of writ of mandamus under Article 226; Karungal Town Van Drivers& Owners Association vs District Collector/Commissioner Nagercoil Municipality/Special Officer Karungal Selection Grade Town Panchayat; tourist vans no longer parked at Town Panchayat public van stand; Kanyakumari district; no costs; connected W.M.P(MD)No.15425 of 2018 closed; no merits decision on eviction or due process.
What did the court decide?
The purpose for which the writ petition was filed no longer exists as the tourist vans are not being parked at the said place; therefore the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. ¶20-21