IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2007 / 21ST JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 8269 of 2007(S) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.GOKUL PRASAD, SECRETARY, PEOPLE'S FORUM FOR NATURAL JUSTICE (PFNJ), (REG.NO.TC.-143/2001) 38 YEARS, S/O.LATE A.GOPINATHAN, 397/XV(NEW), ALATH HOUSE, KALLANKAD ROAD, NALLEPPILLY, P.O.CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 553, KERALA STATE. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVOCATE GENERAL BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. R. MEERA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN,J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 8269 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th June, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. The only prayer in this writ petition is as under: “(i) Declare that the decision taken by the Government and the consequential directions issued, to withdraw 774 criminal cases, is illegal and arbitrary.” 2. Respondents have filed a counter affidavit. 3. After going through the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of the court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission sought for is granted and the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) Chief Justice (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/