IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 6309 of 2005(A) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ P.P. VISWANATHA MENON, AGED 84 YEARS, S/O. K. KOPPUNNI MENON, `VISWAS', ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE P.O., CALICUT-673 018. BY ADV. SRI.P.T.MOHANKUMAR SMT.ARLISS TRENCY ANTONY RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE GRAMA PANCHAYAT, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON SMT.SHUBHA.M.NAIR SMT.M.N.UMARANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.6309 of 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this court against the action taken by the respondent Panchayat in proposing to cut open a drain. The writ petition is filed in the year 2005. There was no interim order obtained by the petitioner. Having regard to the passage of time, I think that the petition can be closed. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to work out any remedy he was in the appropriate forum. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb