2025:KER:30744 W.P.(C)No.9273 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 9273 OF 2025 PETITIONER: SANTHOSH KUMAR M. AGED 50 YEARS S/O MAHABALA NAIK, CHEMBARIGE HOUSE, MADHUR P. O., KASARAGOD, PIN - 671124 BY ADVS. SHEHIN S. S.M.PRASANTH DEVIKA S. RESHMA DAS P. C.R.REKHESH SHARMA K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) RESPONDENTS: 1 STATION HOUSE OFFICER VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION, MADHUR P. O., KASARAGOD, PIN - 671123 2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 RAVI GATTY AGED 51 YEARS S/O LATE KOLI GATTY, ULIYA HOUSE, MADHUR P. O., KASARAGOD, PIN - 671124 2025:KER:30744 W.P.(C)No.9273 of 2025 2 4 UDAYAKUMAR AGED 43 YEARS S/O LATE KRISHNA GATTY, ULIYA HOUSE, MADHUR P. O., KASARAGOD, PIN - 671124 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30744 W.P.(C)No.9273 of 2025 3 C.S.DIAS,J -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No. 9273 of 2025 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to afford adequate police protection to the petitioner to carry on the rituals in Madhur Sree Madanantheshwara Siddhivinayaka Temple during the festival from 27.03.2025 to 07.04.2025. As the festival is over, I am of the view that the writ petition has outlived its purpose. In the said circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE SCB.08.04.25. 2025:KER:30744 W.P.(C)No.9273 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 9273/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 22/02/2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VIDYANAGAR