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 4TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 13TH BHADRA 1929 OP.No. 873 of 2003(D) --------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. SATHEESAN LICENSEE , T.S.NO.2/2002-2003 KATTAKADA RANGE, ARUVILKUZHIMELAI, PUTHENVEETTIL, VILAPPILSALA, ARUVIKUZHI. 2. BALACHANDRAN, LICENSEE, T.S.NO.4/2002-2003, KATTAKADA RANGE, MUDAMBIL VEEDU, PACHALLOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. RETHNAKARAN, LICENSEE, T.S.NO.5/2002-2003, KATTAKADA RANGE, R.G.NIVAS, MALYINKIZHU, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, EXCISE COMMISSIONER, EXCISE DIVISION OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KATTAKADA. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.T.RAVIKUMAR THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.Dattu,C.J. & K.T.Sankaran,J. ---------------------------------------------- O.P.No.873 of 2003-D ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 4th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. Sri.S.Krishnamoorthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that as on today, the reliefs sought for by the petitioners does not survive for consideration of this Court. 2. Taking note of the submission made by the learned counsel, the Original Petition is disposed of, as having become infructuous. 3. In view of the order passed in the Original Petition, the reliefs sought in C.M.P.No.1473 of 2003 need not be considered by this Court. Accordingly, the said C.M.P. is also rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice K.T.Sankaran Judge vku/-