IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 21ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4945 of 2005(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. U.D.DEVASSYKUTTY, UTHUPPAN HOUSE, PARAPPURAM P.O., KANJOOR. 2. SIJO PYNADATH, PYNADATH HOUSE, PARAPPURAM P.O., KANJOOR. BY ADVS. MR.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN, MR.MATHEWS K.PHILIP. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. KANJOOR PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KANJOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM. 3. PRESIDENT, KANJOOR PANCHAYAT, KANJOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM. 4. GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINING & GEOLOGY, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 5. P.P.DEVASSY, S/O.PAULO, PUTHUSSERY HOUSE, KANJOOR KARA, KIZHAKKUMBHAGOM VILLAGE, ALUVA. R1 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.K. RAVIKRISHNAN, R2 BY ADV. MR.S.SHANAVAS KHAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C)No.4945 of 2005 ====================================== Dated this the 10th day of February 2009 JUDGMENT This Writ Petition was filed on 10.2.2005 alleging that the fifth respondent is removing brick clay from his lands under the cover of constructing a fish farm. Though an interim order was passed on 14.2.2005, directing the official respondents not to issue a no objection certificate to the fifth respondent to remove clay from his lands, the interim order was limited to a period of one month from 14.2.2005. The interim order was thereafter extended by a further period of three months from 15.2.2005. The interim order has not been extended thereafter. In my opinion, the Writ Petition has become infructuous by efflux of time. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/