IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2007 / 25TH SRAVANA 1929 OP.No. 15566 of 1998(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. V.HUSSAIN KHAN, BUILDING NO.100/1 IN WARD XII, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING, NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SATHEESH CHANDRAN, BUILDING NO.100/2 WARD XII OF DO. DO. 3. K.REGHUNATHA PILLAI, BUILDING NO.100/3. IN WARD XII, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING, NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM AND GENERAL SECRETARY, THE KERALA VYAPARI VYAVASAI EKOPANA SAMITHY NEDUMANGAD TALUK UNIT, NEDUMANGAD. 4. V.SREENIVASAN, BUILDING NO.100/4, WARD XII MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING, NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. G.GOPINATHAN NAIR, ROOM NO.11, BUILDING NO.14/433 KESAVAN NAIR MEMORIAL MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD. 6. G.SUKUMARAN NAIR, ROOM NO.9, BUILDING NO.14/431 OF DO. DO. 7. MAHEEN, ROOM NO.8, BUILDING NO.14/430, OF DO. 8. NASIMUDEEN, ROOM NO.2, BUILDING NO.14/424 OF DO. 9. ABDUL RASHEED, ROOM NO.7 BUILDING NO.14/429 OF DO. 10. K.V.VARGHESE, ROOM NO.10 BUILDING NO.14/432, OF DO. DO. 11. M.H.SAINALABDEEN, ROOM NO.6, BUILDING NO.14/428 OF DO. 12. SUBRAMANIYAN ACHARI ROOM NO.4, BUILDING NO.14/426, OF DO.DO. 13. NAJUMUDEEN, ROOM NO.3, BUILDING NO.14/425, OF DO. 14. S.RAJENDRAN NAIR, ROOM NO.7, BUILDING NO.14/422 OF DO. - 2 - 15. J.RAJA RATHENAM VAIDHYAR, SHUTTER NOS.6,7,8, IN WARD XIV OLD MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING, NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD-THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 16. KOLAPPAN BUILDING NO.14/421 OF DO. 17. VIJAYAKUMAR, BUILDING NO.14/419 OF DO. 18. SIVANKUTTY, BUILDING NO.14/413, 14/418, OF DO. 19. AYYAPPAN, BUILDING NO.14/407, OF DO. DO. 20. REGHUNATHA PILLAI, ROOM NO.4, BUILDING NO.XIV/408 OF DO. 21. SUBRAMANIYA PILLAI, ROOM NO.6, BUILDING NO.XIV/406 OF DO. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE SECRETARY, NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.P.C.HARIDAS SRI.P.V.VENUGOPAL R2 & R3 BY SRI.R.S.KALKURA R1 BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.C.T.RAVIKUMAR THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING C OME UP FOR FINAL HEARING ON 16/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------ O.P.No.15566 of 1998 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 16th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. When this case was posted on 14th August, 2007, the learned counsel for the petitioners was not present before the Court. Therefore, the matter was adjourned to today. Even today, the learned counsel for the petitioners is not present before this Court. Therefore, the writ petition requires to be rejected for non-prosecution and it is accordingly rejected. Consequently, C.M.P.No.27656 of 1998 is also rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN) JUDGE vns