IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2009 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1931 OP.No. 10133 of 2003(F) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M/S. APPAVU MOOTHAN & SONS, GANESH STORES, 31/422, BIG BAZAAR, PALGHAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, A.KRISHNAN, AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. LATE P.APPAVU MOOTHAN, RESIDING AT "RADHIKA NIVAS", KARNAKI NAGAR, MOOTHANTHARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS. MR.M.A.SHAFIK, MR.JOHN NUMPELI (JUNIOR). RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOM, B.S.N.L., KERALA CIRCLE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, MOBILE SERVICES, O/O. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOM, B.S.N.L., TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, MOBILE SERVICES,O/O. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER TELECOM, B.S.N.L., TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (MARKETING), MOBILE SERVICES,O/O. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOM, B.S.N.L., TRIVANDRUM. 5. M/S. R.B. AGENCIES, MANAPULLY KAVU ROAD, PALGHAT. R1 TO R4 BY MR. K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE, SC, BSNL, R5 BY MR.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. V.K.MOHANAN, J. --------------------------------------------- O.P.No. 10133 of 2003 - F --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who has preferred this writ petition, is a registered partnership firm, who is an aspirant for getting distributorship for marketing cellular services at Palakkad. The prayer in this proceedings is to quash Exts.P1 to P3 by which the fifth respondent was appointed as distributor for marketing cellular service at Palakkad. 2. The counsel for respondents 1 to 4 submits that the writ petition became infructuous as the contract was for a period of two years from 14.3.2003 and the contractual period was over. It is also pointed out that the business model of B.S.N.L. has been changed and presently, the B.S.N.L. engages franchisees on non-inclusive basis for marketing of its products. The above submission is not controverted. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. V.K.Mohanan, MBS/ Judge V.K.MOHANAN, J. -------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. 10133 OF 2003 -------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T DATED: 12-6-2009