IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2009 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 27299 of 2003(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. G. KRISHNAN, KEROSENE WHOLESALE DEALER, I.O.C. DEALER, AMARAVILA, PARASSALA. 2. SUNNY ABRAHAM, KEROSENE WHOLE SALE DEALER, H.P.C DEALER, AMARAVILA, PARASSALA. 3. RAMESH BABU, KEROSENE WHOLESALE DEALER, BABU OIL COMPANY, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION DEALER, AMARAVILA, PARASSALA. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.T.R.RAJEEV RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.K. RAVIKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 6.11.1997 OF GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS TO CHIEF SECRETARY, ALL STATE GOVTS/UTS. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR DATED 17.8.96 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS OF DIST. COLLECTOR, TRIVANDRUM DATED 13.8.96 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 27.10.2000 OF GOVT. OF INDIA. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 4.6.2002 OF GOVT. OF INDIA TO THE SECRETARY F & C, ALL STATE GOVERNMENTS. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 24.7.2002 OF GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN OP 38733 OF 2002 DATED 3.2.2003 HIGH COURT OF KERALA. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DATED 27.2.2003 OF TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 27299 OF 2003 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Since counsel submitted that fresh orders are issued superseding the impugned orders, WPC is closed leaving freedom to the petitioner to challenge the fresh orders. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2