2025:KER:29853 W.P (C) No.12665/2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12665 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: 1 SINDHU, AGED 48 YEARS, W/O. MADHU, MELEPURA HOUSE, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678002 2 GOPIRAJAN, AGED 53 YEARS S/O. SREENIVASAN, CHELLAMPOTTA HOUSE, ANAMARI P.O., KOLLENGODE VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678506 3 RAVEENDRAN, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O. ARU, CHEMBASSERY, TATTAMANGALAM P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN - 678102 4 PREMANANDHAN, AGED 69 YEARS, S/O. APPUKUTTY, CHEERANKULAM HOUSE, MAZHUVAMPADAM, VADAVANNUR P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN - 678504 5 KRISHNADAS, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O. VELAYUDHAN, MANNATH HOUSE, PAPPADI, DHONI P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN - 678009 6 VESU, AGED 75 YEARS, W/O. APPUNNI, THEKKEKKAD, VANDAZHI, CHITTADI, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678706 BY ADV NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2025:KER:29853 W.P (C) No.12665/2025 -2- 2 THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, EXCISE HEAD QUARTERS, NANDAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE DIVISION OFFICE, EXCISE TOWER, DURGA NAGAR, KONOTHUPARAMBU, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 4 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR & DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KENATHUPARAMBU, KUNNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678013 5 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, YAKKARA ROAD, NEAR KSRTC BUS STAND, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678014 6 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE & STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NENMARA POLICE STATION, NENMARA, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678508 SRI. SREEJITH V.S., GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29853 W.P (C) No.12665/2025 -3- J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE AMG 2025:KER:29853 W.P (C) No.12665/2025 -4- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12665/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER NO.DCPKD/4791/2019-D4 DATED 13.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.7497/A2/09/TD DATED 29.4.2009 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT