IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 13069 of 2009(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. B.REGHU S/O. O.BHASKARAN, AGED 55 YEARS, CHIEF ENGINEER (TRANSMISSION SOUTH), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. K.K.DEEPANANDAN, S/O. K.R.KUMARAN, AGED 55 YEARS, DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THRISSUR. 3. K.VASUDEVAN NAIR, S/O. C.N.KESAVAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SUB STATION SUB DIVISION, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE & ADV. SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI ADV . SMT.SMITHA GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF POWER AND ELECTRICITY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHUTHY BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, 110 KV SUB STATION COMPOUND, MALAPPURAM-676 509. R1 AND R2 BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. N. MANOJ KUMAR. R3 AND R4 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.Q. BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.13069 of 2009 C ------------------------------ Dated this, the 23rd day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. In view of G.O.(Rt) No.239/2009/PD dated 18.9.2009 passed by the Government, this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioners and their right to file fresh Writ Petition challenging the aforementioned order of the Government, if so advised. Sd/- K. Balakrishnan Nair, Judge. Sd/- P. Q. Barkath Ali, Judge. DK. (True copy)