Noufal Andathodan vs. Station House Officer
Facts
The petitioner, Noufal Andathodan, filed an Original Petition (Criminal) before the High Court of Kerala. The petition was filed against an order/judgment passed by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mattannur, in CMP 3332/2023. The respondents were the Station House Officer, Airport Police Station, Mattannur, and the Superintendent, Customs & CGST Office, CGST Range Tellicherry. The petitioner's counsel submitted that the original petition had become infructuous. The specific tax period, amount in dispute, and the precise nature of the order under challenge are not detailed in the provided text.
Held
The Court held that the Original Petition had become infructuous. Based on the submission from the petitioner's counsel, the Court found no further purpose for the petition to continue. Consequently, the Court dismissed the petition as infructuous. The reasoning is solely based on the petitioner's counsel's statement. No specific provisions of the GST Act or other laws were discussed in relation to this finding.
Key Issues
The Court had to decide whether the Original Petition had become infructuous. The petitioner's counsel argued that the petition had become infructuous. The judgment does not record any specific arguments from the respondents.
AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS WEDNE AY, THE 3RD DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 13TH POUSHA, 1945 OP(CRL.) NO. 985 OF 2023 CRIME NO.9/2023 OF Mattannur Police Station, Kannur AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT CMP 3332/2023 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS ,MATTANNUR PETITIONER/S: NOUFAL ANDATHODAN AGED 46 YEARS S/O. LATE ABOOTTY, KELOTH HOUSE, MANATHERI AMSOM, NAHLIL DESOM, P.O. MANANTHERI, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670643 BY ADVS. K.MOHANAKANNAN H.PRAVEEN (KOTTARAKARA) RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATION HOUSE OFFICER AIRPORT POLICE STATION, MATTANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670702 2 THE SUPERINTENDENT CUSTOMS & CGST OFFICE, CGST RANGE TELLICHERY, CUSTOMS ROAD, CHALIL, THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN - 670104 OTHER PRESENT: SRI. SREELAL N. WARRIER. (SC) THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.01.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. ======================== OP(Crl.)No.985 of 2023 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2024 JUDGMENT Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the original petition has become infructuous. Accord
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