IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23626 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JOJO THOMAS, SANKARATHIL THOS VILLA, KURAMPALA, PANDALAM.P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. P.THOMAS, SANKARAHIL THOS VILLA, KURAMPALA, PANDALAM.P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE THASILDAR, ADOOR. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KURAMPALA. 4. THE SENIOR GEOLOGITS, GOVT OF KERALA DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI K.SANIL KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR HEARING ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.23626/2008-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the second respondent to return the Jackhammer seized from the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the Jackhammer was returned to the petitioners on 19/09/2008. Therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous. Dismissed. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE