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 TUESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2008 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1929 W.A.No.2273 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.14929/2005 DATED 05/10/2005 .................... APPELLANT: 4TH RESPONDENT:- ------------------------------------------------ SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O.DIVAKARAN, THARAYIL KIZHAKKATHIL, KATTACHIRA KARA, BHARANIKKAVU, MAVELLIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.) SRI.R.GOPAN RESPONDENTS: PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3:- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. M.RAJAN, S/O.NANU, POONERIL VEEDU, CHERUTHANA.P.O, ALAPPUZHA. 2. M.MANOHARAN, S/O.K.N.MADHAVAN, SREE BHAVANAM, POTHAPPALLY SOUTH, KUMARAPURAM.P.O, HARIPPAD. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCCISE, SOUTHERN RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.A.NO.2273 OF 2005. - 2 - ADDITIONAL 6TH RESPONDENT IMPLEADED: ADDL.R6. SUBRAMANIAN, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.SUKUMARAN, SUKUMARA BHAVAN, KATTACHIRA, PALLICKAL P.O., MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. (ADDITIONAL 6TH RESPONDENT IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER ON I.A.NO.289 OF 2006 DATED 6.2.2006). R1 & R6 BY ADV.SRI.C.C.THOMAS (SR.) R3 TO R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN. SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN SRI.NIREESH MATHEW SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE SRI.NIJU MATHEW SRI.O.V.MANIPRASAD THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & K.T.Sankaran,J. ---------------------------------------- W.A.No.2273 of 2005 ---------------------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. By efflux of time, the relief sought in this appeal has become redundant. Therefore, the appeal is disposed of. 2. If there is any right for the appellant to make good the loss sustained by him, liberty is reserved to the appellant to approach the appropriate authority by filing appropriate application for appropriate relief. 3. In view of the orders passed in the Writ Appeal, the reliefs sought in I.A.Nos.342 of 2006 and 344 of 2006 need not be considered by this Court. Accordingly, the said applications are rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice K.T.Sankaran Judge vku/-