IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2009 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 17839 of 2006(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B. SOMARAJAN PILLAI, ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, INTERNAL AUDIT WING, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. C.M. SHANAVAS, SUPERINTENDENT COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM UNDER ORDERS OF PROMOTION AND POSTING AS ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, INTERNAL AUDIT WING, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.17839/2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The challenge in the writ petition is against the order of transfer Ext.P2. The petitioner was due to retire from service on superannuation on 31/01/2007. Therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous and the same is accordingly dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms