IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2009 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 36610 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.MOOSA, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.MOOSA MUSLIAR, PROPRIETOR, MADEENA BORE-WELLS, KOPPAM, P.O. PULASSERY, PALGHAT DISTRICT 679 307, RESIDING AT PUTHOORATHODY VEEDU, P.O. MANNAYANKODU PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (ADUKKATH) SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI RESPONDENT: --------------- THE CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KERALA REGION KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004. BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 36610 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a person engaged in the business of digging bore-wells. Since for engaging in that business a registration from the respondent was necessary, the petitioner applied for and obtained a registration, which was originally valid up to 31.12.03. The same was subsequently being renewed every year. The petitioner applied for renewal from 18.07.04. Although since then every year he has been submitting applications for registration, he has not been favoured with any response. It is under the above circumstances the petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following relief: “i. to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent to grant the renewal of registration applied for by the petitioner evidenced by Exhibits P2 to P6 forthwith.” 2. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent wherein it is stated that non-renewal was not because of any fault on the respondent but because the petitioner had not filed the application for renewal in the prescribed form. It is further stated that the WPC :36610/08 -:2:- respondent has discontinued the procedure of registration of persons engaged in the business of digging bore-wells which was notified by ExtR1(g) public notice issued on 12.09.08. Since the respondent has discontinued the procedure of registration, it means that no registration is necessary for the petitioner to continue the business of digging bore-wells. Therefore no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ttb