IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2008 / 13TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 1687 of 1999(A) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.M.ANSAR, ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., COCHIN-682 022. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. COCHIN UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., COCHIN-682022, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. 2. SRI.P.AJITH KUMAR, NOW WORKING AS TECHNICAL OFFICER(EXECUTIVE ENGINEER), ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O., COCHIN-682 022. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN VARGHESE SRI.P.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SRI.B.JAYASANKAR SRI.K.S.SREEKUMAR SRI.GEORGE VARGHESE THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO.2793/1999 IN OP NO.1687/1999 DISMISSED: SD/-(C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) 3.1.2008 SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. .................................................................... O.P. No.1687 of 1999 .................................................................... Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. This O.P. is filed by the petitioner claiming the post applied for as one reserved for Muslims. However, in the connected case O.P. No.24345/1998, Division Bench held otherwise. In view of the Division Bench judgment, this O.P. has become infructuous. The post claimed by the petitioner was filled up way back in 1996 as there was no stay by this court. In the circumstances, the O.P. is closed as infuctuous. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms