IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH JUNE 2008 / 4TH ASHADHA 1930 OP.No. 25043 of 2000(F) ----------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. P.K. ZACHARIAH, SON OF LATE P.K. KURIAN, AGED 58 YEARS, FOREST WORKING PLAN OFFICER, CIVIL STATION P.O.KOLLAM 691 013 RESIDING AT THONDAPURATH HOUSE, MYNAGAPPALLY P.O. KOLLAM DIST. 2. V.S. THOMAS, SON OF LATE V.K. SKARIA, AGED 54 YEARS, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (CO-ORDINATION) FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14 RESIDING AT CHERIYAMADATHIL HOUSE, MANNANTHALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. S. RAVIKUMAR, SON OF LATE N. SREEDHARAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, RANNI, RESIDING AT DFO'S QUARTERS, RANNI P.O., RANNI. 4. P.A. ABRAHAM, SON OF SRI. ANDREWS, AGED 58 YEARS, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KOTHAMANGALAM, RESIDING AT DFO'S QUARTERS, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. K. ANTONY JOSEPH, SON OF LATE D. JOSEPH, AGED 56 YEARS, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS RESEARCH (NORTH), TRICHUR, RESIDING AT VANAPRIYA COMPLEX, PARAVATTANI, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN (SR.) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FORESTS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 1 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (GENERAL), FORESTS HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14 3. N. SASIDHARAN, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, CIVIL STATION P.O., KOTTAYAM. 2 4. B. MURALEEDHARAN, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MALAYATTOR DIVISION, KODANAD P.O., VIA. PERUMBAVOR. 5. C. BALACHANDRAN NAIR, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, FIRE TRAINING CENTRE, RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13 6. G. RENNENSEN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, SOCIETY FORESTRY, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14 7. N.K. SASIDHARAN, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14 8. K.V. SUBRAMANIAN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, WORLD BANK PROJECT, RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13 9. G. MOHANDAS, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MUNNAR, DEVIKULAM P.O.K 10. S. GOPALAKRISHNAN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (PROTECTION) FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 14 11. E. PRADEEPKUMAR, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, ARAKINAR P.O., KOZHIKODE 28 12. V.V. SHAJIMON, ASST. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HIGH RANGE CIRCLE, S.H. MOUNT P.O., KOTTAYAM 6 13. V.V. MOHANAN, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, CHALAKUDY P.O., CHALAKUDY. 14. R. RAJENDRAN, ASST. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION RAJI GANDHI NAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 13 R1 AND R2 BY G.P. SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR R6, 7, 9, R11, 12, 13 & 14 BY ADVS. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR (SR.) SRI.R.SREERAJ SRI.JAYADEVAN S.NAIR SRI.HARIRAJ THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K. MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P. No. 25043 OF 2000 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair,J. In view of the judgment in W.P.C. 34178 of 2004, petitioners are not pressing the O.P. We therefore dismiss the O.P. as not pressed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (V. K. MOHANAN) Judge. kk 2