IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2011 / 28TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 7823 of 2010(C) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- TOMY SEBASTIAN, S/O.SEBASTIAN, AGED 42, VALIKULATH HOUSE, MOOLAMATTOM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI, SRI.BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. C.M.THOMAS, ST.MARTIN AGENCIES, ARAKULAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PAINAVU, IDUKKI. 3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, MUSEUM ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADVS. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN, SRI.K.S.SAJEEV KUMAR. R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SANJEETHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/10/2011 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.29780 OF 2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.7823/2010 C APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR DTD. 27/07/2009. P2: COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH THE INTERIM APPLICATION DTD. 29/07/2009. P3: COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 4/02/2010 OF THE THIRD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos.7823 & 29780 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 20th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.7823/2010 approached this Court, challenging the appointment of the first respondent as AWD No.1 of Thodupuzha Taluk. It is seen that the appointment of the first respondent was the subject matter of an appeal filed before the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and that, by order dated 21.02.2010, the Commissioner has remanded the matter to the District Collector for fresh consideration. The matter is now pending before the District Collector. 2. Meanwhile, the licence granted to the first respondent was suspended and it is challenged by him in W.P.(C) No.29780/2010. 3. Now that the very appointment of the first respondent in W.P.(C) No.7823/2010 stands remitted to the District Collector for consideration, the issues raised in these W.P.(C) No.7823&29780/2010 : 2 : writ petitions are to be considered by the District Collector himself. 4. Therefore, I dispose of these writ petitions, directing that the District Collector shall consider the matter pursuant to the directions of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies in the order referred to above, with notice to the parties concerned and as expeditiously as possible. While doing so, contentions raised by the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.29780/2010 will also be raised before the District Collector and considered by the said authority. Orders shall be passed as above, at any rate, within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/20/10 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge