IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.V.K.BALI & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 26TH KARTHIKA 1928 WP(C).No. 15854 of 2005(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M/S.MEEZAN JEWELLERS, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GALLERIA TRADE CENTRE, NEAR MARKET COMPLEX, MAVOOR ROAD, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON SRI.K.VINODKUMAR SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL, MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHA ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI-110 002. 2. THE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN, STANDARDS, TRIVADNRUM BRANCH OFFICE, UNIVERSITY P.O., PALAYAM, TRIVADNRUM-695 034. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CONSUMERS AFFAIRS MINISTRY, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, ASSISTANT SG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K. BALI, C.J. & S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15854 of 2005 ------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th day of November, 2006 JUDGMENT V.K.Bali,C.J.(Oral) In this writ petition filed by way of public interest litigation the complaint of the petitioner is that the assay and hallmarking centres should be de-recognized and appropriate legal action be taken to ensure the prescribed standard of gold contents in the gold products sold by the jewellers to the general public. 2. Counsel states that pursuant to the notice issued by this Court the respondents have filed a counter affidavit in which it is stated that appropriate action is being taken and in that view of the matter no further orders need be passed in this petition, but for to record the fact that the respondents are indeed taking action in the matter. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Whatever rights that might accrue to the petitioner W.P.(C) No.15854/2005 2 in the context of the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, the same will be indeed available to him. V.K. BALI, CHIEF JUSTICE. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. vns