IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2011 / 21ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 26035 of 2003(Y) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. E.A. JOI, FOREST GUARD, FOREST RANGE OFFICE, MUNNAR, MUNNAR P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. P.I. NAUSHAD, FOREST GUARD, FOREST STATION, NAGARAMPARA, KARIMANAL, THATTEKKANNI P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. A.K. DIVAKARAN, FOREST GUARD, FLYING SQUAD RANGE, THODUPUZHA, ARAKULAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMINISTRATION), FOREST HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HIGH RANGE CIRCLE, KOTTAYAM. 4. M. RADHARAM, LOWER DIVISION CLERK, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, MUNNAR. 5. M. VIJAYAN, FORESTER, SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION, IDUKKI. ADV. MR. P. NANDAKUMAR – GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26035 OF 2003 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition was admitted on 14.8.2003. Notice has been taken out to the respondents. The fifth respondent was unserved stating that 'there is no such addressee'. On 19.6.2009, this Court passed the following order: “Counsel for the petitioners seeks time to cure the defect so as to serve notice on R5. Petitioner is directed to furnish correct address of R5 and to take further steps to serve notice on R5 within ten days from today.” Since the defect remains not cured, the matter came up before the Registrar (Judicial) on 1.11.2010, on which date the time was granted till 8.11.2010 to cure the defect. The defect remains not cured even now. On 10.1.2011, there was a representation before the Registrar (Judicial) that the issue involved has become infructuous. In view of the fact that the defect has not yet been cured, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd