IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6575 of 2008(S) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.SUKIRTHI, S/O.KRISHNAPPA SUVARNA, “SUVARNA KUTEER”, NELLIKUNJE, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.BABY SRI.A.N.SANTHOSH RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. 3. THE SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. NEAR ILATHUR RAILWAY STATIOIN, ILATHUR, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.K.MEERA R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.6575 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 26th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Following the principles laid down by the apex Court in the case of Janata Dal v. H.S.Chowdhary and others, (1991) 3 SCC 756, we are of the opinion that the petitioner has no locus standi to maintain this Writ Petition. Accordingly, petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected without reference to the respondents. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE vns