IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 36228 of 2003(K) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ 1. ERNAKULAM MERCHANTS' UNION, MERCHANTS' UNION BUILDING,ERNAKULAM MERCHANTS ROAD COCHIN, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, SHAJI A.KURIAN. 2. P.J.VARGHESE, PROPRIETOR, GRAND JEWELLERY, LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. 3. I.M.EDWARD, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DIGI-PHOTO LASER IMAGING PVT. LTD., LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION,ERNAKULAM. 4. DR.ANIL THALIYATH, ORTHODONTICS CENTRE, LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. 5. R.DILEEP, PROPRIETOR, STAR CELL, LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. 6. BIJOY PHILIP, MANAGER, TAJ EXPORTS, LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. 7. BEENA SUNNY, MANAGER, SISO BOOKS, LALAN TOWERS, HIGH COURT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI W.P.(C) NO.36228/2003 RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN, BOAT JETTY, ERNAKULAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COCHIN CITY, ERNAKULAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU, SC.COCHIN CORPN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/02/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 36233 OF 2003 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos. 36228 & 36233 of 2003 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th February, 2007. J U D G M E N T The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that in view of the intervening developments, no further orders are necessary in these writ petitions since orders have been issued regularising constructions. Based on the Government Order, Corporation has also issued orders. Therefore these writ petitions are closed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ma/ Page numbers KURIAN JOSEPH, J. OP No. JUDGMENT 13th March, 2006