Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: P. Deepak
For the Respondents: Surya Binoy

A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous when the underlying cause of action or the relief sought is no longer live or relevant to the parties.

Headnote:The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking relief against the respondent authority. During the course of proceedings, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the underlying cause of action had lapsed. The core issue before the court was whether the writ petition continued to hold relevance given the changed circumstances. The court observed based on the submission of the counsel that no live issue remained to be adjudicated. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

JUDGMENT

The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous.

Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.