IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 25009 of 2011(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PARASANTHAN.P.V., S/O. KUNHANDY.P.V., AGED 49 YEARS, VAYANATTUPADAM, POST KALLAI, KANNACHERI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI, SRI.V.A.SATHEESH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE KOZHIKODE CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE, KOZHIKODE BEACH POST, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 032. 2. THE HEALTH OFFICER, CORPORATION OFFICE, KOZHIKODE BEACH POST, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, PIN-673 032. 3. PRASAD.P.V., S/O. KUNHANDI, AGED 40 YEARS, PRABITHA NIVAS, PUTHEN VEETTIL, PANNIYANKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 003. R1 & R2 BY ADVS. SRI.P.V.SURENDRANATH,S.C, SRI. K.D. BABU,S.C, R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVI KRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.25009/2011-A: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE SENT ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 20-1-2011. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIVED FROM THE RESPONDENT NO.1 EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN THE WPC NO.6933/2010. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 10-6-2011. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO THE PETITIONER DATED 29-7-2011. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED 8-8-2011. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO THE PETITIONER DATED 14-9-2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT:- EXT.R3.A: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN A.S. NO. 289/2008 DTD. 23/08/2011. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Prv. HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.25009 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed for a direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to consider Ext.P1 application, and for a direction directing them to renew D and O licence in the name of the petitioner for the year 2011-12. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P1 application is pending consideration before respondents 1and 2 and requests this Court that a direction may be issued to the respondents 1 and 2 to consider and dispose of Exts.P1 application within a time frame. 3. The third respondent filed a counter affidavit denying the material averments in the writ petition and prayed for dismissal of the writ petition. In view of the limited relief prayed for, this writ petition -2- W.P.(C).No.25009/2011 is disposed of directing the lst respondents to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 application, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the third respondent, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.