IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11701 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SHOBANA T.G.,W/O.SASEEDHARAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, KUNNATHANICKAL HOUSE,KANJAR P.O., KANJAR, THODUPUZHA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIVIL STATION,PAINAVU,IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER,THODUPUZHA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.11701/2010-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late Shri K.V.Saseedharan Nair who was an Authorised Retail Distributor running ARD No.117. He died on 10/12/2009. The petitioner seeks for consideration of the application for appointment as Authorised Retail Distributor being the legal heir. It is submitted that the respondents are not taking action in the light of the directions issued in W.A.No.1217/2009. As far as provisional appointment of a legal heir is concerned, the directions issued by this Court in W.A.No.1217/2009 and W.P.(C).No.35583/2009 are not a bar. Therefore, the application of the petitioner for appointment will be considered, on a provisional basis, and appropriate decision will be taken within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this Judgment along with a copy of this Writ Petition before the respondents for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms