IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2009 / 15TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 2626 of 2009(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- ALL KERALA ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, REG. OFFICE AT CENTRAL INSTITUTE ON MENTAL RETARDATION, MURINJIPALAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 011, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SMT.S.KARTHIKA MR.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN SMT.K.P.GEETHA MANI MR.M.R.ANISON MR.P.S.ABHISHEK SMT.KAVYA P.PRASAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION (R) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.SG. R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K. RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2626 of 2009 - K ---------------------------------------- Dated 7th October, 2009 Judgment Heard Smt.S.Karthika, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is an Association for the Mentally Retarded. This writ petition was filed claiming payment of grant-in-aid for the period 2004-2005 to 2007-2008. In the alternative, the petitioner had prayed for a direction to the Government of India to consider the request made by them in that regard in Ext.P9 representation. 3. By an interim order passed on 14.7.2009, this Court directed the Government of India to take a decision on Ext.P9 within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the ord4er. Today, when this writ petition came up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the Government of India have by order passed on 23.9.2009 rejected their request in Ext.P9 and that leaving open the petitioner's contentions and reserving liberty with them to file a W.P.(C) No.2626/2009 2 fresh writ petition challenging the order thus passed by the Government of India, this writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn leaving open the petitioner's contentions and reserving liberty with them to file a fresh writ petition challenging the order passed by the Government of India on 23.9.2009 on Ext.P9 representation. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa