IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2011 / 13TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 11303 of 2006(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- 1. E.A.ABOOBACKER, ELENJIKKAL VEEDU, CHEMBAKASSERY KAVALA, ALWAYE, PRESIDENT, MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, ALUVA. 2. M.PADMANABHAN NAIR, MARATH HOUSE, CHOWARA, GENERAL SECRETARY, MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, ALUVA. 3. A.K.A.JABBAR, CHARIVUPARAMBIL HOUSE, JANATHA ROAD, PUMP JUNCTION, MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION ALUVA. 4. LATHEEF.P.A. PUZHITHARA HOUSE, L.F.LANE, ALUVA, MERCHANTS ASSOICATION, ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LABOUR AND REHABILITATION (H) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA HEAD LOAD WORKERS (ALUVA) LOCAL COMMITTEE, KERALA HEAD LOAD WOREKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, ALUVA. 3. T.M.ABDUL MAJEED, T.M.A.VEGETABLES, VEGETABLE MARKET, ALUVA. 4. T.R.SEBASTIAN, T.R.S.VEGETABLES, VEGETABLE MARKET, ALUVA. 5. AHAMMED KOCHUPILLA, GENERAL MERCHANT, MARKET ROAD, ALUVA. 6. JOHNY URUMEES, KERALA HARDWARE STORES, MARKET ROAD, ALUVA R2 BY ADVS. SRI.BABU KARUKAPPADATH, SC,KHLWWB SRI.KOSHY GEORGE, SC, KHLWWB SRI.RENIL ANTO KANDAMKULATHY,SC,KHLWWB R2,3,4,5 BY ADVS. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11303 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P2 notification dated 11.1.2006 nominating respondents 3 to 6 as members representing the employers in the Kerala Headload workers (Aluva) Local Committee is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.Koshy George, learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board submitted that the Headload Workers (Aluva) Committee is no longer in existence and there is only Ernakulam District Committee and that the notification evidenced by Ext.P2 was only for a period of three years. In such circumstances, as the term of nomination has come to an end and the Committee for which nomination was submitted is no longer in existence, nothing survives for consideration and it is accordingly closed as infructuous. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11303 of 2006 JUDGMENT Dated:- 4th August, 2011 --------------------------------------