IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2010 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 OP.No. 1987 of 2000(J) ---------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.O. THOMAS, ADVOCATE, AGED 31 YEARS, S/O. P.A. OUSEPH, PUTHUSSERY HOUSE, KUTTIPPUZHA, KUNNUKARA P.O., ANGAMALLY. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.SURESH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARYFOR POWER, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, GOVT. OF KERALA, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SHRI. P.C. RAJAN BABU, PRESENTLY THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, GOVT. OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM, RESIDING AT OPP.DON-BOSCO SCHOOL, VENNALA P.O., KOCHI – 25. 6. SHRI. P.V. VARKEY, FORMER CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, GOVT. OF KERALA, PERUVANTHANAM P.O., VIA MUNDAKKAYAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 7. SHRI. M. RAMDAS, FORMER CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, NEAR MEENCHANDA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 8. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TRIVANDRUM. OP.No. 1987 of 2000 9. THE DIRECTOR OF VIGILANCE INVESTIGATION, TRIVANDRUM. 10. SHRI. P.K. AHAMMED, PEEKAY RE-ROLLING MILLS (P) LTD., CASTING DIVISION, NELLALAM, KOZHIKODE – 673 027. 11. M/S. M.M.S STEEL (P) LTD., PAZHAYANNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 12. M/S. S.M.M. STEEL & RE-ROLLING MILLS (P) LTD., PAZHAYANNUR, PALAKKAD. 13. M/S.M.P.S. STEEL CASTING (P) LTD., PAZHAYANNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 14. M/S. PRINCE ALLOYS (P) LTD., KOPPAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 15. M/S.PRINCE ROLLING (P) LTD., KOPPAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 16. M/S.POPULAR ALLOYS, KANJIKKODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 17. M/S.S.M.M.STEEL RE-ROLLING MILLS(P) LTD., KANJIKKODE, PALAKKAD. 18. M/S.SINGOT & CASTING UNIT, KOZHINJAMPARA, PALAKKAD. 19. M/S.AGNI STEEL PVT.LTD. & M.S. SINGOT AND CASTING UNIT, KOZHINJAMPARA, PALAKKAD. 20. SHRI. N.L. GAVANI, SALEM STEEL INGOT UNIT, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 21. M/S.E. KAMALAVENI STEEL ROLING MILLS, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 22. SHRI.G.R. ELANGOVAN, PALAMALAI STEELS(P) LTD., VALIYODE P.O., CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 23. SHRI. S. SUKUMARAN, E.R.E. RE-ROLLING (P) LTD., VALIYODE P.O., CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 24. M/S.RANICHANDRAPERUMAL ALLOYS (P) LTD., VALIYODE.P.O.,CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. OP.No. 1987 of 2000 25. M/S.KOYANCO STEELS PVT. LTD, KUTTIKKATTOOR, CALICUT DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN SC FOR K.S.E.B. FOR R3 & 4 SRI.V.GIRI FOR R17 & 10 SRI.K.SRIKUMAR SRI.RAJEEV NAIR SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.C.K.KARUNAKARAN, SC FOR KSEB FOR R.3 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- O.P. No. 1987 OF 2000 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT In this case, notices to respondents 7, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23 and 24 could not be served. Notices to some of them have been returned with the endorsement 'not known'. The defect was noted and intimated as early as on 24.9.2007. The petitioner has not taken any steps to cure the defect. In the above circumstances, the original petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd