IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 9035 of 2007(A) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- C. SREEKUMARAN, S/O CHELLAPPAN, RESIDING AT 'SREEJU BHAVAN', ANAD P.O., NEDUMANGAD TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.V.CHITAMBARESH, MR.T.C.SURESH MENON, MR.JIBU P THOMAS, MR.SUNIL J.CHAKKALACKAL. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SIVAPRASANTH MOHAN, S/O MOHANACHANDRAN, RESIDING AT KATTIL VEEDU, T.C.79/2068, KARIKKAGAM DESOM, KADAKAPALLY VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 5. NABEES KUMAR, S/O SUKUMARAN, RESIDING AT SARASWATHY VILASAM, SREENARAYANAPURAM DESOM, KEEZHTHONNAKKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 6. RAJESH, S/O SIVANANDAN, RESIDING AT PARVATHY NIVAS, NEAR ATTINGAL L.M.S.JUNCTION, CHITTATTINKARA DESOM, KAVANAVANCHERRY VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 7. VIJAYAKUMAR, S/O SANKARAPILLAI, RESIDING AT PRASANNA VILASAM, BHARATHEEYAM VEEDU, CHITTATTINKARA DESOM, ATTINGAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.V. MANU. R7 BY MR.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 9174 OF 2007 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) Nos.9035, 9174, 9267, 9268, 9290, 9291, 9333, 9365, 9367, 9466, 9471, 9495, 9503, 9504, 9508, 9523 & 9693 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The main issue raised in these writ petitions is the claim of the petitioners for preferential right for the year 2007-2008. By lapse of time, the subject matter of these writ petitions has become infructuous. Therefore, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg