IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26537 of 2009(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- HARIHARAN, NELLISSERY HOUSE, KANNAMKARA P.O., THANNEERMUKKAM NORTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. ANU ANTONY, THEKKEVEETTIL, ARTHUNGAL, CHERTHALA SOUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. SUDHI, NAMBIYATHUSSERIL HOUSE, MUHAMMA P.O., CHARAMANGALAM, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.26537 of 2009-U = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner states that though a licence has been issued to him and respondents 3 and 4 as a group under Cherthala Excise Range for the current abkari year, disputes have arisen between them, though they are having the shops separately under private agreements between them. The petitioner wants the statutory authorities to intervene and settle the disputes between the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4. For this purpose, the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus to respondents 1 and 2 to act on certain representation for settlement of dispute and also to provide protective action. I do not find that it is within the realm of the statutory power of respondents 1 and 2 to interfere in the private disputes between the petitioner and WPC26537/09 -: 2 :- respondents 3 and 4. Still further, it is not for this Court to issue any order as sought for. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/260909