IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2010 / 29TH ASHADHA 1932 OP.No. 9754 of 2002(J) ---------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, PALA RANGE KALLU CHETHU VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI SAHAKARANA SANGHAM LTD.NO.K.998, PALA. 2. THE SECRETARY, ERATTUPETTA RANGE KALLU CHETHU VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI SAHAKARANA SANGHAM LTD.NO.K.999 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ERATTUPETTA P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF SMT.MOLLY JACOB SRI.C.I.MUMTHAZ SRI.T.K.M.SHARAFUDHEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES, TAX DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI A.J.ARGHESE THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- O.P.No.9754 of 2002 J --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF JULY, 2010 JUDGMENT The Original Petition is filed seeking mainly for a direction to the respondents to issue licence in favour of the petitioner- Society for running toddy shops as was done in the year 2001- 02. The petitioner is challenging the abkari policy for the year 2002-03. As the said year is over, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Original Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn