IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST 2011 / 11TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20999 of 2011(Y) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- HOTEL SHILPA REGENCY, (A UNIT OF SILPA HOSPITALITY PVT. LTD.), M.C. ROAD, MYLOM P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 560, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SHAJI R. BY SRI.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW, SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KOLLAM. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.MUHAMMED SHAFI M. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/08/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 20945 OF 2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 20999 of 2011(Y) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 30/08/2010 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 09/07/2010 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 14/07/2011 IN WP(C) NO. 19046/2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NOS. 20999 & 20945 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2011 JUDGMENT These writ petitions are filed seeking a direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 application. Petitioners have applied for licence under Rule 13(3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. Ext.P2 in both cases is the application for licence. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they have submitted applications on 9/7/2010 and 3/6/2011 respectively before the 2nd respondent, the same were not considered till date. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. In the circumstances, writ petitions are disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application in both cases in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, -2- W.P.(C).Nos.20999 & 20945/2011 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.