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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 2424

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
HARISANKAR V. MENON, J
MADHU KUMAR K.G – Appellant
Versus
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD. – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 22137 OF 2018



Important Points

The court determined that a writ petition becomes infructuous when the petitioner has retired and no interim protection was granted during the proceedings.

Subject

Administrative Law - Employment Dispute

Headnote

This judgment addresses the challenge against certain clauses in Ext.P1 order regarding employee domicile within the Kerala State Electricity Board. The court found that the issues had become irrelevant post-retirement of the petitioner. The court determined that the petition was infructuous and subsequently closed the writ petition. The petitioner lacked interim protection, and since the petitioner had retired, no relief was granted. The court concluded that the writ petition stands closed.

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.M.FIROZ, SHRI.E.C.AHAMED FAZIL, SRI.P.C.MUHAMMED NOUSHIQ, SMT.M.SHAJNA
For the Respondents: SHRI.M.K.THANKAPPAN, SC, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED

Table of Content
1. petitioner challenges order related to domicile. (Para 1)
2. petition found infructuous due to retirement. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The petitioner has filed the captioned writ petition seeking to challenge certain clauses contained in Ext.P1 order with reference to the domicile of the employee with the respondent-Board.

2. I have heard Sri.M.K.Thankappan, the learned counsel for the respondent-Board, who with reference to the pleadings in the writ petition would point out that, there was no interim protection granted during the pendency of the writ petition and that the petitioner has admittedly retired by 31.05.2023, even according to the pleadings. Though the counsel for the petitioner, Sri.K.M.Firoz seeks a short adjournment, with reference to the pleadings in the writ petition, I am of the opinion that the prayers in the writ petition have become infructuous, since, even according to the petitioner he would have already retired.

In such circumstances, this writ petition would stand closed as infructuous.

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