IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 386 of 2008(U) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ VODAFONE ESSAR CELLULAR LTD., FOREMERLY KNOWN AS HUTCHISON ESSAR CELLULAR LTD., XL-5115, ASHIS BUILDING, SHANMUGHAM ROAD, COCHIN-682 031, REP. BY ITS MANAGER, LEGAL, RAJESH MELETH VEETTIL. BY ADV. SRI.P.SATHISAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KORATTY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. ANIRUDHAN T.S., THANIKUZHI HOUSE, KURUPPAM, KUNNAPPILLY P.O. 4. V.V.ARAVINDAKSHAN, VALLAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KURUPPAM, KUNNAPPILLY P.O. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN NUMPELI (JUNIOR) FOR R3 AND R4 SRI.P.V.PAULSON SRI.PIUS K NEDUMGATTU Government Pleader MR.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Writ Petition (C) No.386 of 2008-U -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judgment Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioner is a Cellular Phone Service provider. It started erecting a tower on the strength of a permit granted by the local panchayat. When the local people objected, this Writ Petition was filed, seeking police protection. Now it is submitted by the additional 5th respondent Secretary of the local panchayat that the permit granted in favour of the petitioner has been cancelled. If that be so, this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, it is closed without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner against the cancellation of its permit and its right to challenge it. If fresh cause of action arises in future, the petitioner can approach this court again. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE 04.02.2008 P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE True copy PA TO JUDGE 2