B.Murugan vs Union Of India

Kerala High Court

B.Murugan vs Union Of India on 17 July, 2025

WA NO. 886 OF 2025‬
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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM‬
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                            PRESENT‬
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   THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI‬
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         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SYAM KUMAR V.M.‬
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                  TH‬
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  THURSDAY, THE 17‬
  ‭                   DAY OF JULY 2025 / 26TH ASHADHA,‬‭
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                      WA NO. 886 OF 2025‬
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          AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.10.2023 IN WP(C)‬
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          NO.18116 OF 2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA‬
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APPELLANT/PETITIONER:‬
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          ‭.MURUGAN,‬
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          AGED 66 YEARS‬
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          S/O. A.P. PILLAI, REVATHY, PATHIRAPALLY LANE,‬
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          POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANANTHAPURAM- 695 012.‬
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          SRI.P.SHANES METHAR‬
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          SHRI.N.KRISHNA PRASAD‬
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          SHRI.A.MOHAMMED FAIZAL‬
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          SHRI.ARJUN P.V.‬
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RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:‬

‭ 1‬ ‭ ‭NION OF INDIA‬ U REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF‬ ‭ STATISTICS AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, ROOM NO.‬ ‭ 523, KHURSHID LAL BHAVAN, JANPATH,‬ ‭ NEW DELHI 110 001.‬ ‭ 2‬ ‭ ‭TATE OF KERALA,‬ S REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, LOCAL‬ ‭ SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, SECRETARIAT‬ ‭ WA NO. 886 OF 2025‬ ‭ 2‬ ‭ 2025:KER:53044‬ ‭ ‭NNEX, ROOM NO. 403, SECRETARIAT,‬ A THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001.‬ ‭ 3‬ ‭ ‭RI. ANTO ANTONY, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,‬ S *(DELETED)‬ ‭ PATHANAMTHITTA, CONSTITUENCY, M.P. OFFICE,‬ ‭ MAKKAMKUNNU, MANNARAMALA, PATHANAMTHITTA 689 645.‬ ‭ *(THE 3RD RESPONDENT IS DELETED FROM THE PARTY‬ ‭ ARRAY AS PER ORDER DATED 2-5-2025 IN I.A NO:‬ ‭ 2/2025 IN WA NO: 886/2025.)‬ ‭ 4‬ ‭ ‭ATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY,‬ P REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,‬ ‭ PATHANAMTHITTA 689 645.‬ ‭ 5‬ ‭ ‭ENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,‬ C REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KOTTAYAM‬ ‭ CENTRAL DIVISION, CENTRAL PWD, KOTTAYAM 686 001.‬ ‭ 6‬ ‭ ‭HE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,‬ T KOTTAYAM CENTRAL DIVISION, CENTRAL PWD,‬ ‭ KOTTAYAM- 686 001.‬ ‭ 7‬ ‭ ‭HE ASSISTANT ENGINEER,‬ T KOTTAYAM CENTRAL SUB DIVISION (KCSD) -IV, CENTRAL‬ ‭ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IWT TERMINAL NO. 110,‬ ‭ SASTHRI NAGAR, SASTHRI JUNCTION, ESIC HOSPITAL,‬ ‭ ASRAMAM, KOLLAM 691 002.‬ ‭ 8‬ ‭ ‭DDL.R8.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR‬ A PATHANAMTHITTA (SUO MOTO IMPLEADED AS THE‬ ‭ ADDITIONAL 8TH RESPONDENT AS PER ORDER DATED‬ ‭ 19-01-2023 IN WP(C), PIN - 689645‬ ‭ ‭Y ADV SHRI.V.K.SUNIL, SC, PATHANAMTHITTA‬ B MUNICIPALITY‬ ‭ ‭HIS‬ ‭ T WRIT‬ ‭APPEAL‬ ‭ HAVING‬ ‭ BEEN‬ ‭ FINALLY‬ ‭HEARD‬ ‭ON‬ 17.07.2025,‬ ‭ ‭ THE‬ ‭ COURT‬ ‭ ON‬ ‭ THE‬ ‭ SAME‬ ‭ DAY‬ ‭ DELIVERED‬ ‭ THE‬ FOLLOWING:‬ ‭ WA NO. 886 OF 2025‬ ‭ 3‬ ‭ 2025:KER:53044‬ ‭ JUDGMENT‬ ‭ ‭Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J.‬ ‭The‬ ‭learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭appellant‬ ‭submitted‬ ‭that‬ ‭this‬ ‭appeal‬ ‭is‬ ‭rendered infructuous.‬ ‭This‬‭submission‬‭is‬‭recorded.‬‭Accordingly,‬‭the‬‭appeal‬‭is‬‭dismissed‬‭as‬ ‭infructuous.‬ Sd/-‬ ‭ SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI‬ ‭ JUDGE‬ ‭ Sd/-‬ ‭ SYAM KUMAR V.M.‬ ‭ JUDGE‬ ‭ MC/17.7‬ ‭ WA NO. 886 OF 2025‬ ‭ 4‬ ‭ 2025:KER:53044‬ ‭ APPENDIX OF WA 886/2025‬ ‭ PETITIONER ANNEXURES‬ ‭ Annexure-I‬ ‭ ‭‬ ‭ A TRUE‬ ‭ COPY‬ ‭ OF‬ ‭THE‬ ‭REVIEW‬ ‭PETITION‬ NO.1251/2024‬ ‭ Annexure-II‬ ‭ A‬ ‭ ‭ TRUE‬ ‭ COPY‬ ‭OF‬ ‭THE‬ ‭ ORDER‬ ‭IN‬ ‭RP‬ NO.1251/2024‬ ‭ ‭ DATED‬ ‭05/02/2025‬ ‭OF‬ ‭ THIS‬ HON'BLE COURT‬ ‭ Annexure-III‬ ‭ A‬ ‭ ‭ TRUE‬ ‭COPY‬ ‭ OF‬ ‭ THE‬ ‭ RELEVANT‬ ‭EXTRACT‬ ‭ OF‬ THE‬ ‭ ‭ AGREEMENT‬ ‭ NO.‬ ‭ 07/KCD/2019-2020‬ BETWEEN‬ ‭ ‭ THE‬ ‭ APPELLANT‬ ‭/‬ ‭ PETITIONER‬ ‭AND‬ THE 6TH RESPONDENT‬ ‭