IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 7742 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- AIKKARANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KADAYIRUPPU P.O., KOLENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-682 311, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.M.PAUL VARGHESE SRI.M.K.GINASH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. K.P.KURIAKOSE, KARAVATTEKUZHIVELIL, AIKKARANAD NORTH, PANCODE P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-682 310. ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL FOR R3 SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.7742/2010-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn on 08/06/2010. The matter was reposted on the request made by the learned counsel appearing for the third respondent. Therefore, after hearing the parties, the Judgment is recalled. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Ext.P8 order passed by the learned Ombudsman was stayed by this Court as per interim order dated 10/03/2010 and, during the pendency of the interim order, the maintenance work in respect of Pangode-Vennikkulam Harijan Colony road has already been completed. This was reported to the learned Ombudsman and a complaint pending before the said authority has already been closed leaving open the remedy of the third respondent to agitate the matter in accordance with law. It is therefore submitted that since the entire work is over and as the impugned order has worked out, the petitioner is withdrawing the writ petition. 3. The learned counsel for the third respondent submitted that the withdrawal of the writ petition may not W.P.(C). No.7742/2010 -:2:- stand in the way of the third respondent moving appropriate authorities. It is clarified that the dismissal of the writ petition will be without prejudice to the right of the third respondent to agitate any matter as permissible under law. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE