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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13554

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
VIJU ABRAHAM, J
HLL LIFECARE LIMTED – Appellant
Versus
KERALA STATE TEXTILE CORPORATION LTD – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 16017 OF 2022

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR (SR.), SHRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR
For the Respondents: SHRI.P.U.SHAILAJAN, SC, KERALA STATE TEXTILE CORPORATION LTD

Settlement agreements render petitions moot when claims are withdrawn.

Headnote:This writ petition pertains to civil matters involving a settlement agreement between the parties regarding withdrawn claims as documented in Exhibit P5. The Court recognizes that the matter is settled per proceedings dated 11.02.2026, leading to the petition's closure. The primary questions framed concerned the validity of the withdrawal and its implications on the petition. The Court reasoned that since the claim is withdrawn, no further adjudication is necessary. Thus, it results in the closure of the writ petition.

JUDGMENT

When the matter came up for consideration on 07.01.2026, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that a settlement has been arrived at and the respondent has agreed to withdraw the claim made in Ext.P5 and that the issue has been settled.

Now the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the matter has been settled and termination notice has been withdrawn as per proceedings dated 11.02.2026. In the light of the same, nothing survives in the writ petition. Accordingly it is closed.

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