IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 25TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18876 of 2005(V) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SUNIL KUDAVDATOOR, S/O.RAGHAVAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT "BEENA SADANAM", KUDAVATOOR P.O., ODANAATTOM, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE CHALACHITREA ACADEMY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.SANDESH RAJA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 18876 of 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is challenging the appointments to the post of Deputy Director in Chalachithra Academy. The petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(a) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to dispose of Ext.P2 representation as expeditiously as possible; (b) to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to make appointments in the post of Deputy Director in the Chalachithra Academy as per the qualifications provided as per the notification by the Government as well as the qualifications approved by the General Council of the Academy and Memorandum of Associate of the Academy;” This writ petition was filed as early as on 23.06.2005. Notice before admission was ordered on 24.06.2005. In view of the prayers in this writ petition no further proceedings are necessary insofar as the petitioner has not challenged the appointments made pursuant to the proceedings on the ground that the appointed persons do not have the qualifications prescribed for the post. As such, W.P.(C)No. 18876 of 2005 -2- at this point of time there is no point in considering the writ petition. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/