IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 25421 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. DR.N.SMITHA, KAIROS, T.C.NO.24/1649, MERA NAGAR 166, THYCAUD -PO,TRIVANDRUM-695 014. 2. DR.K.NISHA,"ANUGRAHA" THATTANPADY, P.O.,EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM 679 576 BY ADV. SRI.S.EASWARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DIRECTOR OF INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC FOR R3 BY G.P.SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.25421 OF 2008-B ------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioners are presently working as Medical Officer, Ayurveda. They were advised for appointment by the Kerala Public Service Commission as per Exts.P1 and P2 advice memos dated 11.1.2007. They were thereafter appointed by Ext.P3 order dated 25.1.2007. In this writ petition, the petitioners challenge Exts.P4 and P5 show cause notices dated 12.8.2008 issued by the Kerala Public Service Commission calling upon them to show cause why their advice should not be cancelled. The third respondent has filed a counter affidavit stating that the Kerala Public Service Commission has by Ext.R1(a) order dated 19.8.2008 cancelled Exts.P4 and P5. In the light of the said development, the writ petition has become infructuous and the same is accordingly closed as infructuous. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. cl . 2 cl