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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17572

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
MATHEW V.V – Appellant
Versus
THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 4741 OF 2026

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.G.P.SHINOD, SRI.GOVIND PADMANAABHAN, SHRI.AJIT G ANJARLEKAR, SHRI.ATUL MATHEWS, SMT.GAYATHRI S.B.
For the Respondents: SMT.VIDYA KURIAKOSE

The court dismisses the writ petition as moot due to previous compliance with required judgments.

Headnote:(i) The Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus for the expeditious disposal of an application with various additional prayers. The respondent’s compliance with prior directions effectively renders the petition moot. (ii) The critical issues presented involve the procedural compliance of the respondent. The court concluded that no further examination is necessary as the prior judgment has been complied with. (iii) Consequently, the petition is dismissed as nothing survives for consideration.

Table of Content
1. petitioner seeks mandamus for expeditious application handling. (Para 1)
2. court acknowledges compliance with prior directions renders the case moot. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with following prayers :

“(i) “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction, commanding the respondent to consider and dispose off Exhibit P2 application expeditiously at any rate within a time limit stipulated by this honourable court.

(ii) Dispense with the filing of translation of vernacular documents.

(iii) to grant such other and further reliefs which are deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. [sic]

2. When this writ petition came up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader submitted that the directions in Ext.P3 judgment is already complied and the Form-5 application is allowed. If that is the case, nothing survives in this case.

Recording the submission of the Government Pleader, this writ petition is closed.

Sd/-

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17572

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMP.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, JMATHEW V.V – AppellantVersusTHE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER – RespondentWP(C) NO. 4741 OF 2026

The court dismisses the writ petition as moot due to previous compliance with required judgments.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
MATHEW V.V – Appellant
Versus
THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 4741 OF 2026