IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2009 / 19TH ASHADHA 1931 WA.No. 1867 of 2007() AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.3007/2006 Dated 13/04/2007 APPELLANT: 2ND RESPONDENT IN WP(C) STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (FINANCE), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P. PRAKASH RESPONDENTS: PETITIONERS & 1ST RESPONDENT IN WPC 1. KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, J. FRANCIS, DEPUTY MANAGER, KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, M.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUNIOR EXECUTIVE, KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33, REP.BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE - R1,R2 SRI.P.GOPAL- R1,R2 SRI.S.SREEKUMAR FOR R3 THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.A. NO. 1867 OF 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan Nair, J. When the Writ Appeal was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for respondents 1 and 2, who were the writ petitioners, prayed that respondents 1 and 2 may be permitted to withdraw the Writ Petition itself and the judgment under appeal may be vacated, as, according to them, the Government have already granted the reliefs sought by them. 2. We heard the learned Government Pleader for the appellant on the above submission. We are inclined to allow the request of respondents 1 and 2. Accordingly, the judgment under appeal is set aside and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. W.A. NO. 1867/2007 2 The Writ Appeal is disposed of as above. The contentions of both sides are left open. (K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR) JUDGE (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE sp/ W.A. NO. 1867/2007 3 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. W.A. NO.1867/2007 JUDGMENT 10th July, 2009 W.A. NO. 1867/2007 4