IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 9048 of 2010(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.PYARILAL S.K., AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.K.R.KRISHNAN, SREENILAYAM, KOCHI UNIVERSITY P.O., KOCHI - 682 022. BY ADV. SRI.A.G.BASIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. SECRETARY TO TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. SECRETARY TO IRRIGATION AND CANAL DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 5. SECRETARY TO COSTAL, SHIPPING AND INLAND NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 6. CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOATS, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K. RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN HEARD ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 9048 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 17th day of May, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “(a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the 6th respondent to stop issuing/renewing licences to boats and crew members, forthwith; (b) Declare that all licences or renewal of licences to boats and crew members effected by the 6th respondent on or after 18.01.2010, the date of publication of the Draft Kerala Inland Vessels Rules, 2010 in the government gazette, are invalid.” From the reliefs themselves, it is abundantly clear that the writ petition is in the nature of a public interest litigation. The writ petition has not been constituted as a public interest litigation. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.