IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2009 / 1ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 16907 of 2009(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ M/S.OCEAN MEDICALS, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, A.RAHIM, PALAKULAM VELIYIL, ASRAMAM WARD, AVALOOKUNNU P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.R.AZAD BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE ASST DRUGS CONTROLLER, OFFICE OF THE ASST DRUGS CONTROLLER, CENTRAL ZONE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, KOCHI - 682 030. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 16907 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JUNE, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner has licenses under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules. Following an inspection of the premises, those licenses have been cancelled. He has filed statutory appeal to the Government on the very next day and has applied for stay of the operation of the order issued by the authority at the first instance. Whatever be the merits or demerits, the application for stay of such an order cannot be let to lie for considerable time because, even keeping apart the rights of the petitioner, the drugs, which are under his custody may deteriorate, with the passage of time, unless properly handled. In such matters, expediency requires that application for stay is immediately considered. Hence it is ordered that the competent among the respondents will take up Ext.P7 application for stay and decide on it and issue orders within a period of three days of the presentation of a copy of this judgment and a copy of this writ Wp(c) 16907/2009 2 petition. Issue copy today itself. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/22/6