Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: R.J.Karthick
For the Respondents: K.R.Shivashankari

A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous when the counsel for the petitioner concedes that the relief sought is no longer live or relevant to the current circumstances.

Headnote:The petitioner challenged a fishery auction notice issued by the state authorities regarding a specific tank. The matter concerns the validity of auction notices under administrative law. Upon the submission by the counsel for the petitioner that the relief sought has become infructuous, the court dismissed the petition. The main issue was whether the impugned auction notice remained valid and enforceable. The court observed that the petitioner admitted the proceeding had lost its purpose, thereby narrowing the dispute to the current status of the prayer. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

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1. dismissal of petition due to the matter becoming infructuous upon counsel's submission. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)

O R D E R

The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prayer sought for in this Writ Petition has become infructuous.

2. Recording the submission made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

3.There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.