Court Dismisses Writ Petition as Infructuous in Sanction to Prosecute Case

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12 June 2024

What happened

judgement

Subject : - Writ Petitions

Court Dismisses Writ Petition as Infructuous in Sanction to Prosecute Case

Background

The petitioner had approached the court, being aggrieved by the fact that an application filed by the petitioner seeking sanction to prosecute respondents 2 to 5 had not been considered by the 1st respondent.

Arguments

The learned senior Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the application for sanction to prosecute respondents 2, 3, and 5 was considered by the competent authority and rejected on 6.5.2015. The application for sanction to prosecute the 4th respondent was also considered and rejected on 22.7.2015.

Court's Analysis and Reasoning

After considering the contentions raised and the submissions made by the learned senior Government Pleader, the court was of the view that the reliefs sought in the writ petition had become infructuous.

Decision

Accordingly, the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.

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Case Title: MATHUKUTTY XAVIER vs STATE OF KERALA

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