IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 9628 of 2010(C) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS, PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, C.G.O.COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003. 2. EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR RIVER VALLEY & HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECTS REPRESENTED BY DR.S.BHWOMIK, MEMBER SECRETARY, ROOM NO.548, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS, PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, C.G.O.COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT POWER DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 9628 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The counsel for the petitioner Kerala State Electricity Board submits that since hearing on the Environment Impact Assessment is already over, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner to be raised at a later stage, if found necessary. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/