The Kerala High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed complaining about the manner in which permission is granted for conducting adventure tourism activity at the Mararikkulam beach.
The petitioner alleged that the permission was granted without following the prescribed procedure.
When the matter was taken up for consideration earlier, the Counsel for the 6th respondent, the company that has been granted permission for conducting adventure tourism, had submitted that, due to local issues, the company is not in a position to commence activities at Mararikkulam.
On April 01,when the matter was taken up for consideration, the Government Pleader made available to the High Court a copy of the minutes of the District Tourism Promotion Council dated 21.11.2023, a perusal of which shows that, based on the request submitted by the 6th respondent, the District Tourism Promotion Council, after taking into account all relevant factors, decided to permit the 6th respondent to shift the adventure tourism activity from Mararikkulam to Alappuzha beach.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice V.G. Arun that the petitioner’s complaint is regarding commencement of adventure tourism at Mararikkulam, nothing survives for consideration now.
In the result, the petition was closed by the High Court , based on the decision dated 21.11.2023, taken by the District Tourism Promotion Council, Alappuzha to permit shifting of the adventure tourism activity from Mararikkulam to Alappuzha beach.