IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 MFA.No. 714 of 2002(E) --------------------------------- E.O.P. NO.740/2000 OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS COURT,KOZHIKODE. .................... APPELLANT/ 2ND RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------- PULIKKAL ABDUL VARID, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED KUTTY MUSALIYAR, CHERANCHERY PARAMBA HOUSE, CHUNGAM,FEROKE P.O.,FEORKE AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI, ADV. SRI.K.B.SAJEESH, ADV. SRI.P.GOPINATH. RESPONDENTS/ PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 1 AND 3 TO 5: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. KUNIYIL ABDUL AZIZ, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.HUSSAIN, RAZIYA MANZIL,CHUNGAM,FEROKE P.O., FEROKE AMSOM DESOM,KOZHIKODE TALUK. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER,136 KOZHIKODE BLOCK PANCHAYAT,ASST.PROJECT OFFICER (P & M), DRDA,KOZHIKODE- 673 020. 3. VASUDEVAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.DAMODARAN,KARUKULANGARA HOUSE,CHANDAKKADAVU, P.O.FEROKE,FEROKE AMSOM AND DESOM,KOZHIKODE TALUK. 4. PULLOONNIPPOTTA UNNI, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.UNNICHATHAN,PULLOONNIPPOTTA HOUSE, CHUNGAM,FEROKE P.O.,FEFOKE AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. 5. 136 KOZHIKODE BLOCK PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,MATHARA P.O., GURUVAYOORAPPAN COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V.T.K. MOHANAN FOR R2. THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/07/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. M.N.KRISHNAN, J ===================== MFA No.714 OF 2002 ===================== Dated this the 30th day of July 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge is of the election 2000. Even the next election is over and therefore there is no point in rendering a decision in this case which has become infructuous. It is also submitted by the counsel for the appellant in fairness that the appeal has become infructuous. Therefore the appeal is dismissed as infructuous. M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE Cdp/-