IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST 2008 / 4TH BHADRA 1930 OP.No. 38045 of 2002(D) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.T.P.KELU NAMBIAR (SR.) SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECERETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (ADVICE-C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. THE SECRETARY, KERALA, LEGISLATIVE SECRETARIAT, SECRETARIAT OF THE KERALA LEGISLATURE, SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADVOCATE GENERAL SRI.P.R.VENKATESH FOR R4 SRI.S.VENKATASUBRAMONIA IYER(SR.) FOR R4 SRI.P.R.VENKETESH FOR R4 G.P. SMT.N.SUDHADEVI, FOR R1 TO 3 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== O.P.No.38045 of 2002 ================== Dated this the 26th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T Counsel on both sides submit that the factual dispute in this original petition has become infructuous and therefore, this original petition may be closed as infructuous leaving open the question of law involved. Accordingly, the original petition is closed leaving it open to the parties to agitate the question of law involved in an appropriate case. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2 S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== O.P.No.38045 of 2002-D ================== J U D G M E N T 26th August, 2008