2025:KER:30129 WP(C) NO. 9738 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 9738 OF 2025 PETITIONERS: 1 SAJITHA THANKAPPAN, AGED 49 YEARS WIFE OF SAJEEV, THEKKUMKATTIL HOUSE, PALAMATTOM P.O, CHARUPARA, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686681 2 SAJEEV T.K, AGED 55 YEARS SON OF KUTTAPPAN, THEKKUMKATTIL HOUSE, PALAMATTOM P.O, CHARUPARA, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686681 BY ADVS. PEEYUS A.KOTTAM VISHNU S. KUNNEL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE CHAIRMAN KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695004 2 MANAGING DIRECTOR KERALA HYDEL TOURISM CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, KSEB LTD, VYDHUTHI BHAVAN, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695004 3 IRRIGATION CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION) IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICE, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, BAKERY JUNCTION ROAD, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA SENATE HOUSE CAMPUS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695033 2025:KER:30129 WP(C) NO. 9738 OF 2025 2 4 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PERIYAR VALLEY IRRIGATION PROJECT, PATTAL, PERUMBAVUR,, PIN - 683543 5 ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PERIYAR VALLEY IRRIGATION PROJECT, BHOOTHATHANKETTU, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 686691 6 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD, DISTRICT COLLECTOR OFFICE, WYNAD,, PIN - 673122 7 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI, COLLECTORATE, KUYILIMALA, IDUKKI TWP, KERALA, PIN - 685603 8 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 9 PERIYAR WATER SPORTS PVT.LTD, INCHATHOTTY HANGING BRIDGE ROAD, INCHATHOTTY, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR BASIL KURIAKOSE, PIN - 686681 10 BASIL KURIAKOSE SON OF KURIAKOSE, MANIYATT HOUSE, KEERAMPARA VILLAGE, PALAMATTOM, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686681 11 ELDHOSE KURIAKOSE, SON OF KURIAKOSE, MANIYATT HOUSE, KEERAMPARA VILLAGE, PALAMATTOM, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686681 12 JOBY KURIAKOSE, SON OF KURIAKOSE, MANIYATT HOUSE, KEERAMPARA VILLAGE, PALAMATTOM, KOTHAMANGALAM, PIN - 686681 BY ADV LATHA ANAND THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30129 WP(C) NO. 9738 OF 2025 3 Dated this the 28th day of March, 2025 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed to direct the respondents 1 to 3 not to allot the tourism projects to the respondents 9 to 12 pursuant to Ext.P2 tender notice. 2. The petitioners’ case is that, they are husband and wife. The 10th respondent is a known gunda. The 10th respondent’s brothers are also involved in several crimes. The 9th respondent had participated in the tender. It is the known policy of the Government that the persons with criminal antecedents shall not be permitted to participate in the tender. Therefore, the respondents 9 to 12 are disqualified from participating in the tender. Hence, the respondents 1 to 3 may be directed not to permit the respondents 9 to 12 to participate in the tender. 3. Heard; the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned 2025:KER:30129 WP(C) NO. 9738 OF 2025 4 counsel appearing for the party respondents. 4. Indisputably, the petitioners have not participated in Ext.P2 tender. By judgment dated 28.03.2025, this Court had dismissed W.P. (C)No.9023/2025, which was filed by one of the Directors of the 9th respondent challenging the tender awarded to M/s New Periyar Water Sports. In light of the above judgment and the award of the tender to the above firm, I am of the view that the writ petition has become infructuous. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. SD/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE rmm/28/3/2025