IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2009 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 13425 of 2007(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SHAJAHAN, S/O.MUHAMMED NOOH, NO.923, VADAKKE VEEDU, 17 POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) SRI.P.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY (TAXES), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. VELAPPAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, PLAVARATHALA PUTHEN VEEDU, ATHIYANNOOR, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.PUSHKARA PANICKER, OLIPPUVILA VEED, MUTTAKKAD, KALLIYOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7. BALAKRISHNAN, S/O.GOPALAN, OOTTUKUZHI HOUSE, ARUMANOOR, THIRUPURAM, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WPC : 13425/07 8. CHANDRASENAN, S/O.LAKSHMANA PANICKER, POOVAN VILAKATH VEED, MALAYIUNKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT.K.MEERA. R5 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI.K.B.PRADEEP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 13425 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this, the 24th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous in view of the intervening developments. Submission recorded and the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Kurian Joseph, Judge. ttb WA No. -:2:-