IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18615 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.PRASANANA KUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. NEELAKANTAN NAIR, RESIDING AT SREE CHITHIRA, KARHTIKAPPALLY.P.O., MAHADEVIKADU, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.PADMAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA PIN-688001. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA PIN-688001. 5. VENU, THARAPPATTU HOUSE, MAHADEVIKADU, ALAPPUZHA. PIN-690555. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J -------------------- W.P.(c).No.18615 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's application for appointment as an authorised retail distributor of ration articles pursuant to Ext.P1 notification was not considered favourably and the fifth respondent was preferred. The petitioner challenged the same in appeal and revision. Both were dismissed through Ext.P3 and P4 orders. Petitioner filed second revision before the first respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 revision expeditiously. I have heard the learned government pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 revision petition filed by the petitioner after affording an opportunity of being heard to the concerned, as expeditiously as possible at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. Sou.