IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2008 / 17TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 28145 of 2006(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KUNNATHUKAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KARANAKONAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCA SELF GOVT. INSTITUTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S.P.REJITHKUMAR, SAROJABHAVAN, PULLANTHERI, KARAKONAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.RAMANATHAN FOR R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.28145/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DT. 31-3-2006 EXECUTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN FAVOUR OF PETITIONER. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AS O.P.NO.521/2006 DATED 21-6-2006 EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12-9-2006 IN O.P.NO.521/2006 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.28145 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge is on Ext.P3 order passed by the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. Learned counsel for the Panchayat submits that during the pendency of the writ petition the party respondent continued the contract and hence it has become unnecessary to refund his security deposit. Therefore the writ petition is closed without prejudice to the liberty to the second respondent to approach the Grama Panchayat, in case he has still any surviving grievance. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.28145 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 8th August, 2008