IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 35053 of 2004(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------- PARAMESWARAN NAMBOODIRIPAD, ANDALADI MANA (SOPANAM), MARUTHUR P.O., PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT 679 531. BY ADV. MR. K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE MR. RAMPRASAD UNNI T. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, GURUVAYUR. 2. THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYUR. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ADDL.R4- SHRI KRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI, MELSANTHI, GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYUR. (ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 10.01.2005 IN IA.22/2005) (ADDL.R4 IS DELETED FROM THE PARTY ARRAY AS PER ORDER DATED 11.11.2009 IN WP(C)) R1 & R2 ADV. MR. NAGRAJ NARAYANAN, SC, GDB FOR MR. P.NANDAKUMAR,SC,GURUVAYUR D BOARD R3 GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. A. J. JOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 35053 of 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 10th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers : (i) To call for the records leading upto Ext. P2 and quash the same by the issuance of a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction. (ii) To declare that the denial of appointment to the petitioner is violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. (iii) To issue a writ of mandamus commanding the 1st & 2nd respondents to consider the application of the petitioner afresh and give him appointment as Melsanthi (iv) To issue such other writs, orders or directions as this Hon'ble Court deem, fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2. Going by the relief sought for, it is in respect of the appointment of 'melsanthi' in the year 2004. As such, it appears that the matter has become infructuous. No representation for the petitioner as well. In the said circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd /True copy/ P.A. to Judge