IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2007 / 5TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 19626 of 2007(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. T.D. SEBASTIAN, S/O. DEVASSY, AGED 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT THUNDIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KARTHEDOM, MALIPPURAM P.O. (STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, NATIONALIST FISHING WORKERS CONGRESS). 2. C.M. DEVASSY, AGED 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHOOTHAMPARAMBIL HOUSE,OCHANTHURUTH PO (FORMER PRESIDENT, VYPIN BLOCK PANCHAYATH). BY ADV. SRI.C.T.JESTIN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ASST.S.G. SRI P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR R2 BY SR.G.P.SRI M.R.SABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K.T. SANKARAN, J. ---------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.19626 of 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 26th day of June, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L. DATTU, CJ. Petitioners call themselves as public spirited citizens and also tax payers. They are before this court for the following reliefs. They are as under: “i) Issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate writ or order or direction, directing the respondents to expedite their efforts to release Mr. Simon Soza from the Maldivian authorities; ii) Issue such other relief that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. In our opinion the petitioners do not have a locus standi to maintain this writ petition. For that matter, the prayer in the writ petition by no stretch of imagination can be said is in the nature of a public interest litigation. Therefore, we decline to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly this writ petition is rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. mt/