IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2008 / 11TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 3389 of 2007(S) --------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ ABOOBACKER PERUNGODEN, S/O. MOOSA, AGED 50 YEARS, PALACHIRAMADU, EDARIKODE, {PERUMANNA AMSOM, KLARI DESOM}. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE CONSUMER FEDERATION, GANDHI NAGAR, ERNAKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., DR. SALIM ALI ROAD, KOCHI-682 014. 4. THE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE & ANTI CORRUPTION, DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. EDARIKODE SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK NO.F.10739, EDARIKODE, REPRESENTED BY I ITS MANAGER. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN. R2 & R4 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN. R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR). ADV.SRI.S.SUJIN. R5 BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3389 of 2007-S ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 2nd day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. In view of the decision of the apex Court in the case of Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India and others (2008 (2) KHC 499 (SN), the petitioner realises that there is no point in prosecuting this writ petition. Accordingly, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner requests us to withdraw the writ petition. (2) Permission sought for is granted and the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. (3) Consequently, I.A.No.10304 of 2008 also stands rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns