IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2011 / 6TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 35664 of 2005(U) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. ABOOBACKER, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.MOOSA, MANANTHRADI PARAMBU, ZEENATH MANZIL, POST POKKUNNU, KOZHIKODE-13. 2. N.C.ISMAIL, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.ALI HAJI, MANODOLIKAYIL, POST PAYYUR, VIA MAVOOR, KOZHIKODE-673 661. BY ADV. SRI.R.SUDHISH SMT.M.MANJU RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, NORTH CIRCLE, OPP.H.P.O, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, N.H.NORTH CIRCLE DIVISION, OPP.H.P.O., KOZHIKODE. 5. ALI KUNHI, ARAPUZHA BRIDGE TOLL CONTRACTORS, ARAPUZHA, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT PUAPENDI HOUSE, POST MALAYAMMA, VIA REC (NIT), KOZHIKODE. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE R5 BY ADV. SRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.35664/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 9/9/2005 P2 COPY OF THE PAPER REPORT APPEARED IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DATED 16/12/2005. P3 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28/10/2005 MADE BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 4 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R5(A) COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. R5(B) COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 09/02/2004 R5(C) COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 14/07/2000 R5(D) COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19/11/2004 R5(E) COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 07/06/1983 /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 35664 OF 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th July, 2011. JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed challenging grant of a contract to the fifth respondent for collecting toll from vehicles passing through the Arapuzha bridge at Kozhikde byepass for a period of three years from 9-9-2005 onwards. The period of the contract is already over. Writ petition has therefore become infructuous. In the above circumstances this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj 2