Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.UBAID FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2019 / 7TH ASHADHA, 1941 WP(C).No.6336 of 2019 PETITIONER :- T.S.JUNAITH, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.(LATE) T.K.SAIDU MUHAMMED, VEO GRADE 1, BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, KOTHAMANGALAM(P.O), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JESWIN P.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS :- 1 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, 2 THE COMMISSIONER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SWARAJ BHAVAN, 3 THE DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 033. 4 THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, IDUKKI UNIT, MUTOM(P.O), THODUPUZHA, PIN - 685 587. BY SRI.A.RAJESH, SPL.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, VACB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.06.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -: 2 :-
JUDGMENT
The writ petitioner's request is for a writ of mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to take prompt decision on the request before him for prosecution sanction under Section 19 of the P.C.Act. It is submitted by the learned Special Public Prosecutor for the VACB that the matter stands concluded, and the 2nd respondent has already granted the required sanction. In the above circumstances, the writ petition can be closed. The application filed by the writ petitioner as I.A.No.2/2019 to implead three other persons in the writ petition also can be closed, when no such action
is necessary now. The writ petitioner's grievance stands redressed otherwise. Hence, the submission made by the learned Special Public Prosecutor is recorded, and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. I.A.No.2/2019 will stand closed. Sd/- P.UBAID JUDGE Jvt/28.6.2019 -: 3 :- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :- EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN VC.7/2012 OF VIGILANCE & ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU, IDUKKI UNIT DATED 21.8.2012. EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.E8(VC.7/12/IDUKKI) 7.2.2018. EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC.NO.5207/2019 DATED 21.2.2019. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS :- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE