IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 16TH MARCH 2007 / 25TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 17803 of 2004(T) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- MOHANDAS M.C., DEPUTY COLLECTOR (VIGILANCE), NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.BABU THOMAS. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, NEW DELHI. 6. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, NEW DELHI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. W.P.(C). NO.17803/2004: 7. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM PALACE P.O., TRIVANDRUM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 8. B.MOHANAN, DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LR), COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 9. A.SHAJAHAN, DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SECRETARY, KERALA WOMENS' COMMISSION, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA, SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC, SRI.N.SUGATHAN, SRI.C.B.SREEKUMAR, ADDL.CGSC, SRI.A.JAYASANKAR, ADDL.CGSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/03/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.17803/2004: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE MEMO OF ADVISE ISSUED BY THE R.7. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE G.O. (RT). NO. 1795/84/RD. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE G.O. (RT). NO. 1827/90/RD. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE HANDING OVER TAKING OVER MEMO OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 560/95/RD. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE G.O. (P). NO. 783/97/RD. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE TABULATED STATEMENT OF REGULAR VACANCIES OF DEPUTY COLLECTORS. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION TO THE R.1. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE REPLY TO EXT.P.8. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 2758/2000/RD. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE FAX MESSAGE. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.13: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P. NO. 1146/2005-J. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R9.A: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 04/03/1986 IN O.P. NO. 3304/85. EXT.R9.B: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 10/08/1990 OF THE P.S.C. EXT.R9.C: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 668/90/RD. DTD. 06/11/1990. EXT.R9.D: COPY OF THE G.O. (MS). NO. 46/97/RD. DTD. 25/01/1997 WITH EXTRACT OF THE ANNEXURE. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17803 of 2004 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of March, 2007. JUDGMENT In view of the intervening development of placing the petitioner in the I.A.S. cadre, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition can be closed without prejudice to the liberty of the petitioner to approach the Government in case there is any surviving grievance. Without prejudice to such liberty to the petitioner this writ petition is closed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE vns.