IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1921 of 2011(M) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.KAMALA, PROPRIETOR, RAJ KAMAL CIRCUS, RAJ KAMAL, P.O.DHARMADAM, THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.C.VATHSALAN, SRI.K.RAKESH ROSHAN, SMT.THUSHARA.V. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 030. 2. THE CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE, ERNAKULAM - 682 011, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. PRETTY RACHEAL KOSHY, CO-ORDINATOR, CHILD RIGHT INITIATIVE, 58/340, MANAVALAN APARTMENTS, AMULYA STREET, KOCHI-18. 4. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,KOOTHATTUKULAM - 686 662. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR DISTRICT - 670 001. R1, R4 & R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 1921 of 2011 M ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Writ petition is filed by the proprietor of Raj Kamal Circus Company. According to the petitioner, the fourth respondent came to the premises of the Company and took into custody 25 children, who hail from West Bengal and Nepal. It is stated that such action of the fourth respondent was in the purported exercise of the powers under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Contention raised is that the said Act has no application to the facts of the case and that the petitioner is the guardian of the children. 2. Irrespective of the contentions raised, present situation is that, all the children, who were taken into custody, have all been already sent back to West Bengal and Nepal and the children have left Kerala on 25-01-2011. Now that the children have all been sent back for restoring them to the W.P.(C) No.1921/2011 : 2 : Child Welfare Committee of the area concerned, there is no use of prosecuting this writ petition. Therefore, I close this writ petition, leaving it open the contentions raised by the petitioner. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge