IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17145 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.SUNDARESA PAI, S/O.PADMANABA PAI, AGED 44 YEARS RESIDENT OF CC 8/1282, AK ROAD, KOCHI NOW RESIDING AT CC 41/2249, SOUTH JANATHA ROAD, KARANAKKODAM, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.DENIZEN KOMATH SRI.SHERRY J. THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CONTROLLER OF RATIONING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 5. SMT.N.H.ABIDA, H.NO.5/310, ERAVELIL ROAD, KOCHI-2. 6. SRI.M.R.SURESH, 8/501, T.D.SCHOOL ROAD, KOCHI 2. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.17145 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Against the cancellation of the petitioner's licence to run an ARD, an order passed on a representation filed by the petitioner, the petitioner has filed Exts.P16 and P16(a) appeals before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider Exts.P16 and P16(a) appeals in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgmnet. However, I hasten to add that I have not considered either the entertainablity of the appeals or the W.P.(c)No.17145/08 2 merits of the petitioner's case and it would be entirely on the 3rd respondent to decide that question as per the Kerala Rationing Order. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd