IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2011 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 36374 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. KERALA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT COMMITTEE PATHANAMTHITTA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MR.K.M.RAJA. 2. PRASAD, PRESIDENT, KERALA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (REGD) PATHANAMTHITTA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT COMMITTEE 3. KARTHIGESU.K., HOTEL ARYAAS (VEG) ADOOR TOWER, ADOOR. 4. RAMALINGAM.S. HOTEL ANANDABHAVAN (VEG) PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. P.V.G.KANNAN, HOTEL ARYABHAVAN (VEG) PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. K.K.NAWAZ HOTEL NEW THANIMA (VEG & NON VEG) PATHANAMTHITTA. 7. SASI ISSAC HOTEL AROMA (VEG & NON VEG) PATHANAMTHITTA. 8. MICHAEL CHACO HOTEL SHARON (VEG & NON VEG) VADASERIKARA. 9. VARGHESE VARGHESE MATHA RESTAURANT (VEG & NON VEG) MALLAPPALLY. 10. UTHAMAN PILLAI, SHABARI HOTEL (VEG & NON VEG) VADASERIKARA. W.P.(C) NO. 36374 OF 2010 :2: 11. M.K.GOPINATHA PILLAI, SASTHA HOTEL (VEG & NON VEG) VADASERIKARA. 12. RAMANAN ADITHYA HOTEL (VEG & NON VEG) MALLAPPALLY. BY ADV. MR. C.S.AJITH PRAKASH MR. T.D.SALIM MR. PAUL C THOMAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA, CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA, CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 6. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. T. A. ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/02/2011, THE COURT ON 23/02/2011 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 36374 OF 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 23rd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, since the impugned proceedings, i.e. Ext. P20, pertains to the year 2010 - '11 and the said period is already over, the petitioner would like to withdraw the Writ Petition without prejudice to the rights and liberties of the petitioner to approach this Court with such other appropriate prayers as and when necessitated. In the said circumstances, this Court grants the permission and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The earlier interim orders and undertakings also would stand set aside. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd