IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26511 of 2010(L) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- SHAJI KURUVILA, MONU VILLA, VATAVATHOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR, ADMINISTRATION II, THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 560. 2. THE REGISTRAR, MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYADARSINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 560. 3. SRI.P.R.SREEKUMAR, SREEPADAM, S H MOUND, KOTTAYAM-691 001. R1 & R2 BY ADVS. SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR, SC,DIR.GEN.RE-SET SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G. UNIVERSITY R3 BY ADV. SMT.GIRIJA L. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn C.K. ABDUL REHIM,J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No. 26511 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition the petitioner is challenging a contract awarded in favour of the 3rd respondent which was invited on the basis of Ext.P1 quotation notice. It is submitted that the period of contract had already expired and the challenge has become infructuous. The petitioner seeks only a direction to respondents 1 and 2 for return of the 'Earnest Money Deposit' made by the petitioner. Under the above circumstances this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, if the petitioner seeks return of the 'Earnest Money Deposit' the needful in that regard shall be done by the competent authority under respondents 1 and 2, without any further delay. Sd/- C.K. ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. AMG True copy P.A to Judge