IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2008 / 17TH ASHADHA 1930 W.P.(C).No.12241 of 2008(S) -------------------------------------------- PETITIONER:- -------------------- C.P.BABU, SECRETARY, KERALA STATE WARE HOUSING CORPORATION WORKERS' SAMITHI, JSS OFFICE, THURAVOOR P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.M.S.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT:- ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12241 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Petitioner calls himself a public spirited citizen. He also claims that he is the Secretary of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation Workers Samithi. 2. In the writ petition filed, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondent, namely the State of Kerala, to take action on Ext.P2 (vigilance enquiry report) within a reasonable time. 3. Ext.P2 is dated 28.10.1999. In the said report, there are some adverse findings against one of the Managing Directors of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation for the period from 1996 to 2001. 4. Admittedly, the petitioner was elected as the Secretary of the Kerala State Warehousing Corporation Workers Samithi some time in 2002. The said Samithi was got registered under the provisions of the Kerala Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act in the year 2004. According to the petitioner, he was trying to unearth the vigilance enquiry report said to have been made against the Managing Director of the Warehousing Corporation who was holding the office during the period from 1996 to 2001. W.P. (C)No.12241 of 2008 2 5. In our opinion, by filing this writ petition, the petitioner intends to agitate a stale claim that cannot be permitted, unless the petitioner has explained satisfactorily the delay in approaching this Court. There is no explanation much less proper explanation in filing the Writ Petition belatedly. Secondly, the averments made in the writ petition would clearly demonstrate that the petitioner is trying to do witch hunting of a person who was the Managing Director of the Warehousing Corporation during the period from 1996 to 2001. Even this also cannot be permitted in a Public Interest Litigation. 6. For these two reasons, we do not intend to entertain this public interest litigation. Accordingly, the writ petition requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns/dk.