IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 23187 of 2003(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. E. UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O. ELLATH VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENARAYANA VILAS, ARUVAKKKODE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 329. 2. DR. E. DEEPA, D/O. ELLATH VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENARAYANA VILAS, ARUVAKKODE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 329. 3. E. PREETHA, D/O. ELLATH VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENARAYANA VILAS, ARUVAKKODE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 329. 4. E. VEENA, D/O. ELLATH VIJAYALAKSHMI, SREENARAYA VILAS, ARUVAKKODE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 329. 5. E. SARATHKUMAR, S/O. KUNHIKAVA AMMA, SREENARAYANA VILAS, ARUVAKKODE, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679 329, (PETITIONERS ARE RP. BY THIER POWER ATTORNEY, T.P. SURENDRAN NAMBIAR, S/O. DEVAKI APPASSI, SREENARAYAN VILAS, ARUVAKKODE,MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, NILAMBUR RANGE, P.O. NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NILAMBUR NORTH DIVISION, P.O. NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, NORTHERN REGION, OLAVAKKODE P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS & CUSTODIAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER IN IA NO.9174/2003 IN W.P.(C) NO.23187/2003 DISMISSED: SD/-(C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) 31.3.2008 SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C)No.23187 of 2003 .................................................................... Dated this the 31s day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. The Ordinance under challenge is superceded by statute under which a Tribunal is constituted to redress the grievance of parties. In view of the subsequent development, we close this W.P. as infructuous leaving freedom to the petitioners to approach the Tribunal constituted under the new Act or challenge the statute, if petitioners have continued grievance. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms