2025:KER:29306 W.P (C) No.12876/2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 14TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12876 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: 1 PARK RESIDENCY, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SUNOJ KURIAN RESIDING AT PALAKUNNEL HOUSE, ATHIRAMPUZHA P.O., KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686562 2 HOTEL INDRAPRESTHAM, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T B PREMDAS RESIDING AT THARAYIL HOUSE, SN PURAM, THRISSUR, PIN - 680664 3 HOTEL PALACE EN PARADISE, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR C K UMESH RESIDING AT CHALLIYIL HOUSE, ARAKULAM WEST, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR, PIN - 680664 4 ASWATHY BAR AND HOTEL KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER V R SAJEEVAN, RESIDING AT PANIKKASSERY HOUSE, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR, PIN - 680664 5 POLAKULATHU TOURIST HOME, KODUNGALLUR REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, P N KRISHNADAS RESIDING AT POLAKULATH HOUSE, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024 6 J.J. CASTLE, KODUNGALLUR REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR JIDHESH T J, RESIDING AT THEKKOOTTU HOUSE, KODUNGALLUR P.O., THRISSUR, PIN - 680664 BY ADVS. THOMAS ABRAHAM MERCIAMMA MATHEW ASWIN.P.JOHN R.ANANTHAPADMANABAN 2025:KER:29306 W.P (C) No.12876/2025 -2- PAUL BABY SWATHY A.P. RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., NANDHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 3 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE EXCISE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ROOM NO.64, 2ND FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 4 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 5 DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF (THRISSUR RURAL), KALYAN NAGAR, AYYANTHOLE THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 OTHER PRESENT: SRI. P.S.APPU, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29306 W.P (C) No.12876/2025 -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:29306 W.P (C) No.12876/2025 -4- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12876/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DCTSR/3175/2025-H4 DATED 26/3/2025 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE SAID JUDGMENT DATED 16/2/2005 IN W.P.(C) 5187/2005 Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 05/03/2009 IN W.P.(C) NO.5748 OF 2009 Exhibit P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.7497/A2/09/TD DATED 29/04/2009 ISSUED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA ALONG WITH A TYPED LEGIBLE COPY Exhibit P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 12/2/2018 OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.A. NO. 391 OF 2018 Exhibit P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30/3/2023 IN W.A.NO.698 OF 2023 Exhibit P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 14/1/2022 IN W.P.(C)NO.1414 OF 2022 ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THALAPPOLI FESTIVAL AT SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE, KODUNGALLUR Exhibit P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 31/3/2022 IN W.P.(C) NO.10321 OF 2022 ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH BHARANI FESTIVAL AT SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE, KODUNGALLUR Exhibit P9 THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 10/01/2023 IN W.P.(C)NO.803 OF 2023 ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THALAPPOLI FESTIVAL AT SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE, KODUNGALLUR Exhibit P10 THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 15/1/2024 OF THIS HON’BLE COURT IN W.P.(C)NO.1679 OF 2024 Exhibit P11 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24/3/2025 SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE HEARING NOTICE DATED 22/3/2025