Court affirmed that interim relief may render a writ petition moot if the relevant time period has expired.

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 District Magistrate, 4^th 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 the FL-3 licenses, bar licenses, conducting by petitioners 1 to 7, and the FL-11 license, beer and wine parlour license, conducting by the 8^th petitioner in pursuance to Ext.P1 order from 6 AM on 20.02.2026 to 6 AM on 21.02.2026 in connection with the temple festival of ‘Vairamkode Valiya Thiyyattu Mahothsavam’ in Malappuram District;

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 filing of the translation of vernacular documents.

2. An interim order was passed by this Court on 19^th February 2026, staying Ext.P1 and the period mentioned therein is already over.

Accordingly, nothing further remains to be considered in this writ petition and the same is closed as infructuous.

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