IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19046 of 2011(E) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- HOTEL SOUPARNIKA ,PUNTHALATHAZHAM, VADAKKEVILA VILLAGE, KULIKOLLOOR PO KOLLAM DISTRICT 691 004,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI.DEEPU CHACKO, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O CHACKO ANTONY. BY ADVS. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY SECRETARY TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE KOLLAM- 691 001. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE KOLLAM- 691 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.MUHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 19046/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 03/06/11 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI. P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 30/04/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGHTHE 4TH RESP. P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 07/06/2011 IN WPC.NO.15299/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 19046 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus or a direction commanding the respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 at the earliest. The petitioner have applied for license under Rule 13(3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. Ext.P2 is the application. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has submitted application on 30.4.2011, the same was not considered till date. It is submitted that Ext.P2 is pending before the 2nd respondent and the matter is under consideration of respondents 1and 2. 2. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a W.P.(C) No. 19046 of 2011 2 direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law expeditiously, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al