2025:KER:29878 W.P (C) No.12693/2025 -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. 12693 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: RADHAKRISHNAN A., AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, LICENSEE, ARK HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTRE, EZHAKKAD P.O., MUNDUR, PALAKKAD, (RESIDING AT ALIKKAL HOUSE, EZHAKKAD, MUNDUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT)., PIN - 678631 BY ADV NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 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 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KONGAD POLICE STATION, KONGAD, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678631 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29878 W.P (C) No.12693/2025 -2- J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE AMG 2025:KER:29878 W.P (C) No.12693/2025 -3- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12693/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER NO.DCPKD/4252/2022-D4 DATED 20.03.2025 PASSED 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