IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 23RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3493 of 2009(N) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- P.G.SEBASTIAN, S/O.GEORGE, AGED 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT KOLAVELIL HOUSE, KUMBALAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY MR.C.K.PAVITHRAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE KANAYANNOOR TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. BY MR. P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No. 3493 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 12th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was an Authorised Retail Distributor, who was running ARD No.131 in Kanayannur Taluk. By Ext.P1 order issued in 2003, the petitioner's distributorship was suspended. Appeal filed was unsuccessful. It is stated that the proceedings initiated against him which led to Ext.P1, has not been finalised so far. As a result of which, according to the petitioner, he is not in a position to run the shop. In view of the long laps of time since the issuance of Ext.P1, in this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a direction to the 2nd respondent to expeditiously finalise the proceedings initiated against him. 2. Taking into account the fact that the proceedings initiated by Ext.P1 was issued way back in 2003, the 2nd respondent is directed to finalise the proceedings against the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment. Subject to the condition that the petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 2nd WP(C) No.3493/2009 -2- respondent on or before 27/02/2009, it is directed that status quo as on today in so far as the running of ARD No.131 in Kanayannur Taluk, shall be maintained until the proceedings against the petitioner are finalised. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg