IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8697 of 2007(I) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SUBI, S/O.BALAKRISHNAN, SAJI VILASAM, POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, LICENSEE, T.S.NO.4/2006-07, VARKALA RANGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETRIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. M. RATHEESHKUMAR, S/O.MADHAVAN, KADAYIL VEEDU, AYANIMOODU DESOM, POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. M. SURESH, S/O.MAHENDRAN, CHIRAYADITHALAKKAL PUTHENVEEDU, KURISSUMUTTAM DESOM, PEYAD P.O., NEAR PALLIMUKKU MUSLIM MOSQUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.V. MANU. R4 BY ADV. MR.C.S.MANU. R5 BY MR.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/03/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO.9037 OF 2007 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.8697,9037,9215,9062,9233, 9256,9272,9310,9316,9411,9436 & 9531/2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th 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 vi/