IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2007 / 17TH JYAISHTA 1929 WA.No. 1600 of 2001(E) -------------------------- (AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN OP 5203 OF 2001) APPELLANTS: RESPONDENTS 1 & 2 IN O.P ----------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, TRIVANDRUM BY GOVT PLEADER SRI SANDESH RAJ RESPONDENTS: PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 3 & 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. E.K. GOVINDA VARMA RAJA, LECTURER IN MALAYALAM ZAMORIN'S GURUVAYOORAPPAN COLLEGE, CALICUT 14 2. UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR, P.O. CALICUT UNIVERSITY, MALAPPURAM 3. THE PRINCIPAL, ZAMORIN'S GURUVAYOORAPPAN COLLEGE, CALICUT 14 BY ADV. SRI.M.C.SEN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- O.P. Nos. 261, 247, 420 and 1737 of 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: 7th June, 2007. JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, J. Heard learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. It is submitted that the matter has become infructuous since petitioners in all these cases have already retired from service. Further, it is submitted that a revised seniority list has been published and the same has not been challenged. In such circumstances, all these original petitions are dismissed as infructuous. All pending C.M.Ps would stand dismissed. Sd/- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC Judge 07/06/2007 en [true copy]