IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2011 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 6800 of 2004(S) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.K.RAJAN, GENERAL SECRETARY OF KERALA STATE, HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' CONGRESS, INTUC OFFICE, PRESS ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI SRI.P.RAJKUMAR SMT.SARITHA DAVID CHUNKATH SRI.BOBY AUGUSTINE SRI.SAGAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM-1. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME AND VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM-1. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF VIGILANCE INVESTIGATION, TRIVANDRUM-4. 4. SRI.M.RASHEED RAWTHER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF KERALA LIMITED, TRIVANDRUM-1. 5. SRI. S.M.AARIFF, GENERAL MANAGER, (MARKETING) HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF KERALA LIMITED, TRIVANDRUM-1. ADV. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR FOR R4 SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNAMTHANAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R5 SRI.TONNY GEORGE KANNAMTHANAM FOR R5 SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA FOR R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX ORDER IN IA.NO.16902/2004 DISMISSED. 9-6-2011. SD/- J.CHELAMESWAR, CHIEF JUSITICE . ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE FIR DT 7.10.2003 IN CRIME NO.13/2003. P2 COPY OF THE GO(P) NO.65/92/VIG. DT 12.5.1992. P3 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT 10.2.2004 P4 COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS DT 24.12.2003. P5 COPY OF THE LETTER DT 16.2.2004. P6 COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DT 15.11.2004. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: R4(A) COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DT 19.5.2003. R4(B) COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DT 16.11.2002. R4(C) COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA.2325/1998 DT 6.11.1998. R4(D) COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE CORPORATION. R4(E) COPY OF THE ORDER DT 10.12.2002. R4(F) COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT 28.4.1986. R4(G) COPY OF THE ADDENDUM TO THE SPECIAL RULES. R4(H) COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DT 9.5.1994. R5(A) COPY OF THE ORDER OF APPOINTMENT DT 4.12.2003. R5(B) COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DT 4.12.2003. R5(C) COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DT 4.12.2000. R5(D) COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT 7.2.2000. R5(E) COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED NIL. R5(F) COPY OF THE LETTER DT 11.1.2001. R5(G) COPY OF THE LETTER DT 5.8.2002. R5(H) COPY OF THE LETTER DT 8.10.2002. R5(I) COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DT 5.8.2003 ISSUED TO R5. R5(K) COPY OF THE NOC ISSUED TO R5 DT 1.1.2000. // True Copy // P.A. To Judge J.CHELAMESWAR, C.J. & ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 6800 of 2004 S ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 9th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Antony Dominic, J. The writ petition was filed seeking a writ of quo warranto against the fifth respondent based on a vigilance enquiry that was pending against him. From the statement filed by the fifth respondent, it is now disclosed that the vigilance enquiry has since been completed and that the fifth respondent has been exonerated from the allegations raised. 2. In view of the said developments, the basis on which the writ petition was filed no longer survives. Therefore, in the light of the statement filed by the fifth respondent, the writ petition will stand dismissed. Sd/- (J.CHELAMESWAR, CHIEF JUSTICE) Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/10.06 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge