IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2011 / 30TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19711 of 2010(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K. KUTTAN NAIR, AGED 71, S/O.LATE ACHUTHAN NAIR, PROPRIETOR, ANUGRAHA TIMBER PRODUCTS GANDHI ROAD, MEZHATHUR P.O., OTTAPPALAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU PAUL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. SRI.N.K. SASIDHARAN, CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, EASTERN CIRCLE, PALAKKAD. 3. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (VIGILANCE), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, TRIVANDRUM. R1, R3 & R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.T.K. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.19711 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner says that he made a complaint against the 2nd respondent. On that complaint, an enquiry was initiated. At that stage, the 2nd respondent was transferred and posted to a post in which according to the petitioner he could interfere with the enquiry. It is at that stage, the writ petition was filed. On 24.6.2010, this Court passed an interim order directing the 3rd respondent to ensure safe custody of file No.A1-3069/07 without the interference of the 2nd respondent. 2. Now by filing I.A No.17847 of 2010, the 4th respondent has produced Ext. R4 (a) which shows that the 2nd respondent has been transferred out. Therefore, with the transfer of the 2nd respondent now ordered, the apprehension on the basis of which the writ petition was filed, no longer survives. In that view, recording Annexure R4 (a), the writ petition is closed. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma /True copy/ P.A to Judge W.P (C) No. 2010 2