IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2011 / 14TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 15961 of 2011(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ADV. SURESH BABU P.K., GENERAL SECRETARY, MADHYA VIRUDHA JANAKEEYA SAMITHY, THRISSUR JILLA COMMITTEE, NANDHANAM APPARTMENTS 'C' BLOCK, 2ND FLOOR, AYYANTHOLE P.O., THRISSUR-3. BY ADV. SRI.C.PRABIN BENNY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, VADANAPPALLY, POKKALANGARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, EXCISE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-3. 3. JOINT EXCISE COMMISSIONER(CENTRAL ZONE), JOINT EXCISE COMMISSIONER OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 4. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TAX, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C) NO.15961/2011 7. SMT. NASHA E.D., W/O. SRI. P.K.SHELLY, MANAGING PARTNER, KUNNATHUR MANA, AYURVEDA HERITAGE, PUNNAYOORKULAM, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. ADD.R8: ASOKAN K.K., AGED 58 YEARS, S/O.LATE K.G.KARUNAKARA MENON NALAPPAT HOUSE, KUPRAVALLY DESOM, PUNNAYOORKULAM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. (IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT NO.8 VIDE ORDER DT.3.8.2011 IN I.A.NO.12176/2011) GOVT.PLEADER, SRI.BENNY GERVASIS. ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN FOR R7 SRI.NIREESH MATHEW FOR R7 SRI.RAJESH CHAKYAT FOR ADDL.R8 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.15961/2011 APPENDIX EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.25.2.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE MINISTER OF EXCISE. EXT.P1(a): COPY OF THE TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P1. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE INTIMATION DT.8.3.2010. EXT.P2(a): COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P2. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT.7.6.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3(a): COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P3. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CAR. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STRIKE. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE MASS PETITION DT.9.10.2011 FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6(a): COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P6. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C).No.15961 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. This Public Interest Litigation is filed challenging the 7th respondent's entitlement for a bar licence in the star hotel they have established. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the licence is not so far granted. There is already a direction issued by this Court in another O.P. to consider 7th respondent's application for grant of licence. Since already there is a direction to consider grant of licence to the 7th respondent, we feel the Commissioner can consider the petitioner's objection also. There is no need for this Court to consider whether the objection raised by the petitioner is sufficient to decline the licence to the 7th respondent. We dispose of the W.P.(C) directing the Commissioner of Excise to consider petitioner's objection also while considering the application of the 7th respondent for licence. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ( P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) Ps/6/8