IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20271 of 2010(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ROSY ARACKAL, ARACKAL HOUSE NAYARAMBALAM PO, COCHIN 682 509. BY ADV. SRI.A.G.BASIL RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DR.SREEKUMAR VASUDEVAN INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION KERALA STATE PRESIDENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE CHAIRMAN JOINT ACTION COUNCIL OF DOCTORS FOR HOSPITAL PATIENT PROTECTION LAW, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.BENNY GERVASIS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, CJ. & P.N.Ravindran, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 20271 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, CJ. The writ petition is filed with the prayers as follows: “i) issue a mandamus or any other direction or order directing 1st and 2nd respondents to curb the strike that is going to be conducted tomorrow by the 3rd and 4th respondents. ii) declare that the strike proposed by the Government doctors in Kerala on 30.06.10 is illegal and declare that 3rd and 4th respondents have no right to go on strike on 30.06.10. iii) prohibit the strike of government doctors proposed to be conducted on 30.06.10.” Such a writ petition came to be filed on the basis of a threatened strike by the Doctors in the employment of State of Kerala. Apart from the various questions involved in the writ petition the fact remains that, even according to the writ petitioner, the threat of strike abated for the time being at least. In the circumstances we are of the opinion that, there is WP(C) No. 20271 OF 2010 -:2:- no subsisting cause of action for this Court to adjudicate in the instant writ petition. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ttb