IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 24TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 33047 of 2004(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KOCHI PAZHAYANNUR-PALLIYARAKAVU KSHETHRA KSHEMA SAMITHI, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT K.PURUSHOTHAMA MENON, S/O.LATE GOPAL MENON, SWPARNIKA, THOPPUMPADY, KOCHI-5. 2. ADV. V.DEVASIKHAMANI, SECRETARY, KOCHI PAZHAYANNUR- PALLIYARAKAVU KSHETHRA KSHEMA SAMITHI, ANAVATHIL, KOCHI-2. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BUILDING, THRISSUR-1. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD,(TRIPUNITHURA GROUP), TRIPUNITHURA. 3. THE DEVASWOM OFFICER, PAZHAYANNUR BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE AND PALLIYARA KAVU DEVI TEMPLE, KOCHI-2. ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP,SC,COCHIN D.B FOR R1,2 SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC,COCHIN DEV.BOAR FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.33047 OF 2004 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, J. This writ petition is filed challenging the election of a committee on the ground that it is not democratically elected. An interim order of status quo was issued on 12/11/2004. The term of the committee is only for two years. Under such circumstances, nothing survives in this writ petition. It is dismissed as infructuous. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE sv.