IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 16TH BHADRA 1929 OP.No. 15072 of 2000(T) --------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. K.V.VARGHESE, KUTTIMOL HOUSE, KINGHINIMATTOM, KOLENCHERRY. 2. P.V.OUSEPH, PAZHAMPILLY, ALATTUCHIRA P.O., PERUMBAVOOR. 3. K.K.GEORGE, KANDANADAN HOUSE, NORTH MAZHUVANNOOR P.O. 4. O.V.MOHANAN, OMBALAYIL HOUSE, RAYAMANGALAM. 5. A.M.MATHAI, AYRATTAL HOUSE, MANGALLOOR, KOLENCHERRY. 6. C.K.JOHN, CHERACKARAMATTATHIL, KADACANAD P.O., KOLENCHERRY. BY ADV. SRI.S.CHANDRASENAN SRI.B.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, PWD AND IRRIGATION, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE-II, TRIVANDRUM. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PVIP, CADA DIVISION, IRINGOLP.O., PERUMBAVOOR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.15072/2000 ORDER ON CMP. NO.24496/2000 IN OP. NO.15072/2000 DISMISSED 07.09.2007 SD/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- O.P.No.15072 OF 2000 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT With the passage of time, this writ petition filed in 2000 for release of amounts due under a contract, on the basis of priority, has become infructuous as rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioners. This is apparent also from the statement filed by the first respondent. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb. ======================= THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J O.P.NO.15072 OF 2000 JUDGMENT 7th SEPTEMBER, 2007. =======================