Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 8TH PHALGUNA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 21876 OF 2015 PETITIONER: RASHEED V.K S/O.KUNJHIPPA, VAISYAM VEETTIL, VELLANIKKARA K.A.U POST, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.LINDONS C.DAVIS RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2 THRISSUR CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680 001. 3 HEALTH OFFICER THRISSUR COPORATION OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680 001. 4 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE MANNUTHY - 680 651. BY ADVS. SRI. SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL, SC, R2 & R3 SRI.B.S.SYAMANTAK, GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
--------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21876 of 2015 ------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of February, 2024.
JUDGMENT
This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:
“i) To issue a Writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order or direction quashing Ext.P4 as unjust an illegal; ii) To issue a Writ of mandamus or any other respondents to permit the petitioner for street vending / hawking till the street Vending License as per "The Street Vendors (protection of live hood and regulation street vending) Act 2014" is issued to the petitioner; iii) To issue a Writ of mandamus or any other respondents to implement the provisions of "The Street Vendors (protection of live hood and regulation street vending) Act 2014" in Thrissur Corporation within a time frame fixed by this Hon'ble Court; iv) To issue a Writ of mandamus or any other
respondents to issue necessary licenses to the petitioners for street vending in Thrissur Corporation as per "The Street Vendors (protection of live hood and regulation street vending) Act 2014"; v) To grant such other and further reliefs as are just, proper and necessary in the facts and circumstances of the case.”[SIC]
2. When this Writ petition came up for
consideration, the learned Standing counsel appearing for respondents 2 and 3 submitted that the list of Street Vendors were published on 22.12.2021 and the petitioner is not included in the list and he is not continuing with the shop. If that be the case, nothing survives in this case. Therefore, this Writ petition is closed. Sd/- P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, JUDGE DM APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21876/2015 PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT
DATED 13.10.14 IN WPC 12937/14. EXHIBIT P2. COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 21.10.14 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P3. COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10.12.14 ISSUED BY THE 3RD EXHIBIT P4. COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 22.4.15 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE