IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 OP.No. 12085 of 1997(L) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K. VESU, D/O. KASU, KALLAKULUMBU, VANDAZHI.P.O., ALATHUR. BY ADVS. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SRI.N.D.PREMACHANDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT., TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, ALATHUR, PALGHAT DISTRICT. 3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 & R2 BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. SANTHOSH KUMAR, R3 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, KPSC. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== O.P.No. 12085 of 1997 ================== Dated this the 12th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since subsequent to the filing of the original petition, the Revenue Divisional Officer has passed an order in respect of the caste status of the petitioner, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this original petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to pursue his remedies against that order appropriately. Permission is granted and the original petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2 S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================ O.P.No. 12085 of 1997-L ================ J U D G M E N T 12th January, 2009