Thomas Chandy v. The District Police Chief

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE THE AG.CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ASHOK BHUSHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE FRIDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015/19TH POUSHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 25966 of 2012 (U) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

------------ THOMAS CHANDY AGED 63 YEARS S/O.THOMAS, PULICKAMALAYIL HOUSE VADAVATHOOR P.O. KOTTAYAM 686010.

BY ADVS.SRI.V.R.REKESH SMT.MEHTAB P.EASA RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT PIN- 689645

2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VECHOOCHIRA POLICE STATION , PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT - 689645.

3. SECRETARY, CENTRE OF INDIAN TRADE UNIONS (CITU), VECHOOCHIRA UNIT VECHOOCHIRA PO.689672 RANNI TALUK PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

4. SECRETARY, ALL INDIA TRADE UNION CONGRESS (AITUC) VECHOOCHIRA UNIT, VECHOOCHIRA P.O. 689 672, RANNI TALUK PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

ADVS. M/S. P.SANTHALINGAM (SR.)& S.SHARAN FOR R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R. SYAMKUMAR FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

ASHOK BHUSHAN , Ag. CJ, & A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J.

....................................................... W.P.C. No. 25966 of 2012 - U ....................................................... Dated this the 9th day of January, 2015

JUDGMENT

Ashok Bhushan, Ag.CJ By this Writ Petition, the petitioner has prayed for a mandamus directing respondents 1 and 2 to provide adequate protection to carry out the construction in the property from the illegal obstruction by respondents 3 and 4.

Learned Government Pleader submits that this Writ Petition was filed in the year 2012 and by lapse of time, the cause of action itself has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/-ASHOK BHUSHAN , Ag. CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/-A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE ani/