IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 28072 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.J.VISWANATHAN, S/O.JANARDHANA KURUP, THEKKEDATH, KALARIKKAL HOUSE, KARALAM VILLAGE, THANISSERY P.O., MUKUNDAPURAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.RAMABHADRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR, POST AYYANTHOLE. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. N.SUDHA DEVI FOR R1 TO 3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.28072 of 2008 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 10th DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The Writ Petition is one challenging Exhibit P3 order suspending the licence of the petitioner for conducting toddy shop Nos.46 to 48 and 50 to 57 included in Group Nos.10 and 11 of Excise Range, Kodungallur for the year 2008-09. The petitioner was not granted any interim order in this Writ Petition. Now that the said year is over and in view of the later order passed by the Commissioner cancelling the licence and because of the other subsequent developments, the matter has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn