IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2009 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 13284 of 2009(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- T.Y.RASHEED 14/178 B (6/2260), STAR JUNCTION MATTANCHERRY,COCHIN-2. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.UNNIRAJ SMT.R.S.GEETHA RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF RATIONING, SOUTHERN RANGE,KOLLAM. 2. SECRETARY FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM. 4. CITY RATIONING OFFICER,KOCHI. 5. CONTROLLER OF RATIONING DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLLIES DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. K.S.SAJI AWD NO.5 AND 6, PALLURUTHY NADA, KOCHI-6. R1, R3 & R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER, SMT. K.MEERA R2, R5 & R6 BY ADV. SRI.K.P. DANDAPANI(SR) SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.13284 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 27th day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This is a writ petition styled as public interest litigation praying mainly for a direction to respondents 3 and 4 to implement Ext.P1 order. 2. Sri.K.P.Dandapani, learned senior counsel appearing for the 6th respondent, submits that in such circumstances, public interest litigation is not maintainable. Be that as it may. In the nature of the view that we propose to take, it is not necessary to go into those questions. We find that W.P.(C) No.13154 of 2009 is pending before the learned Single Judge with respect to the very same subject matter and the subsequent developments. 3. Therefore, we close this writ petition filed by a card holder without expressing any opinion as to the merits of the W.P.(C) No.13284 of 2009 - 2 - contentions taken in the writ petition and without prejudice to his liberty to get himself impleaded, if so advised, in W.P.(C) No.13154 of 2009. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge vns