IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2009 / 21ST ASWINA 1931 OP.No. 12890 of 1997(H) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N. ACHUTHAN NAIR, NARAYANA VILASAM, THIRUVALLAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.T.M.ABDUL LATHIFF RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (PUBLIC MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... O.P. No. 12890 of 1997 ................................................. Dated this the 13th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner in the original petition died. This was reported to this court on 24.7.2007 and this court granted time to the counsel for the petitioner to get instructions regarding impleading of the legal heirs of the petitioner. More than two years have lapsed, nothing has been done. In the above circumstances, I dismiss the original petition as abated. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs