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 WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 W.A.No.1230 of 2008 ------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.3234/2008 DATED 19/02/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER:- -------------------------------------- THILAKAN, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. SUBRAMANIAN, RESIDING AT SARAVANA BHAVAN, FACT COLONY, KARIMUKAL, PUTHENKURUZHU VILLAGE KUNNTATHUNDANADU TALUK, ERNAKUAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, KUNNATHUNADU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.BABU. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.A.No.1230 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 30th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C. J. This writ appeal is directed against the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.3234 of 2008 dated 19th February, 2008. By the impugned order, the learned Single Judge has rejected the writ petition. 2. During the pendency of this writ appeal, the contesting respondent has passed an order in No.C6-LA 9/1999 dated 25.7.2008. By the said order he has withdrawn all his earlier orders. 3. In view of this development, in our opinion, as on today, nothing survives in this writ appeal for our consideration and decision. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits or demerits of the case pleaded by the appellant before us, this writ appeal is disposed of. W.A.No.1230 of 2008 2 4. However, we reserve liberty to the appellant, if he so desires, to question the correctness or otherwise of the order passed by the third respondent dated 25.7.2008, before appropriate forum. 5. All the contentions of both the parties are left open. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns