IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 WA.No. 3025 of 2007 ---------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.20617/2007 DATED 19-12-2007 .................... APPELLANT/ADDL.9TH RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------------- SELVAN, SON OF MANGAN, PERUMCHIRA, KOLLANGODE, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS 1 TO 8 AND PETITIONER IN WPC: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR (EXCISE) CHITTOOR EXCISE RANGE, PALAKKAD. 4. ASHOK KUMAR, S/O.KRISHNAN, PAKKATHIKALAM HOUSE, VANDITHAVALAM, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. SANTHOSHKUMAR, S/O.VASU, MALLANKULAMBU, MUTHALAMADA, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD. 6. KISHORE KUMAR, S/O.CHAMU, KIZHAKKAEPURA, KINAVALLOOR, PARLI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. NANDESH, S/O.PAMAN, VALLANGIPADAM, THATHAMANGALAM, CHITTOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. W.A.NO.3025/2007 -2- 8. SWAMINATHAN, S/O.CHINNAN, KANAKALATHALAYAM, OONTHURPALLAM. 9. C. VASUDEVAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, CONTRACTOR, EDAYOOR AMSOM DESOM, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. R4 TO R8 BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN R9 BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.A.No.3025 of 2007 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 2nd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. This appeal arises out of an order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.20617 of 2007 dated 19th December, 2007. (2). This Court, while entertaining the writ appeal, has granted an interim order of stay, staying the orders and directions issued by the learned Single Judge. (3). The matter is now posted before the Court for further extension of the interim order. (4). Sri. B.Gopakumar, learned counsel appearing for the appellant would only request us to extend the interim order granted by this Court for a further period of ten days from today. The learned counsel further submits, that, this Court need not express its opinion on the merits or demerits of the writ appeal. (5). In our opinion, the request made by the learned counsel for the appellant, if granted, may not cause any prejudice to the other side. Therefore, without going into other details of the writ appeal, we pass the following: ORDER (i). The Appeal is disposed of as not pressed. (ii). The interim order granted by this Court is extended for a further period of ten days from today. W.A.No.3025/07 -2- (iii). The order passed by us shall not be treated as a precedent in any other case. (6). In view of the order passed in the writ appeal, I.A.No.1021 of 2007 is closed. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE MS