IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 15573 of 2011(V) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- SHAJI, S/O.KRISHNAN KUTTY, AGED 45 YEARS, NELLIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, KATTAPPANA KARA, KATTAPPANA VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.C.DEVASIA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MOTOR MEHICLES DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, IDUKKI-COLLECTRATE, KUYILIMALA-IDUKKI-686001. 3. KATTAPPANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, KOTTAPPANA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KATTAPPANA VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT-686001. 4. THE PRESIDENT, KATTAPPANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, KATTAPPANA, KATTAPPANA VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT-686 001. 5. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KATTAPPANA - 686 006. R1, R2, R5 & R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.M. MANOJ R3 & R4 BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15573 of 2011-V -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by a resident of Kattappana Town challenging the decision taken by the Kattappana Grama Panchayat to relocate existing bus stops and to reroute the stage carriage buses entering the Town. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents and the learned standing counsel for the Kattappana Grama Panchayat submitted that the change introduced by the Grama Panchayat has been approved by the Regional Transport Authority at its meeting held on 22.7.2011 and that if the petitioner is still aggrieved, his remedy is to move the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. 2. In such circumstances, as the ground on which the decision is impugned does not now survive, -2- W.P.(C)No.15573/2011-V I am of the opinion that this writ petition has become infructuous. It is accordingly closed as infructuous, reserving liberty with the petitioner to challenge decision of the Regional Transport Authority in other appropriate proceedings. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. /true copy/ rka