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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 9167
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
HOTEL EMERALD PALACE – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 2007 OF 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.NIREESH MATHEW
For the Respondents: SRI. P.S. APPU
Writ petitions challenging administrative orders are subject to inaction if interim relief renders issues moot.
Headnote:This Writ Petition pertains to the challenge against an order regarding a bar license closure. Statutory guidelines were allegedly not followed in the order issuance. The court analyzed the issues presented, finding the petition infructuous due to a prior stay order. The petition was closed without further consideration. Final decision: 'the same is closed as infructuous.'
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| 1. challenge against bar license closure. (Para 1) |
| 2. interim stay led to case being moot. (Para 2) |
JUDGMENT
The writ petition is filed with the following prayers;
“i) call for the records leading to Ext.P1 and quash the same by issuing a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, order or direction;
ii) declare that Ext.P1 order is passed by the 4th respondent without complying the directions/guidelines in Ext.P2 circular;
iii) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents not to close down bar license conducting by the petitioner in its hotel, Hotel Emerald Palace, Kannanalloor P.O, Kollam District, in pursuance to Ext.P1 order on 20.01.2026 in connection with the festival at ‘Kottiyam Thazhuthala Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple’;
iv) grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case;
and v) dispense with the filing of the translation of vernacular documents”
2. An interim order was passed by this Court on 19th January 2026, staying Ext.P1, and the period mentioned therein is also over.
Accordingly, nothing further remains to be considered in this writ petition, and the same is closed as infructuous.
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