IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH APRIL 2009 / 25TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 12338 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. T.K.KUNCHAVARAN, THONIKADAVATH HOUSE, KUTTIPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DIST. 2. NABEESU,THONIKADAVATH HOUSE, KUTTIPPURAM MALAPPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE HAJ COMMITTEE OF INDIA REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, HAJ HOUSE, 7A, M.R.A.MARG,(PALTON ROAD) MUMBAI-400001. 2. UNION OF INDIA REP. BY JT. SECRETARY (GD/HAJ), MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI. 3. KERALA STATE HAJ COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER/SECRETARY, PUTHIYARA, CALICUT. (DISTRICT COLECTOR,KOZHIKODE.) BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO.12338 OF 2009 () ===================== Dated this the 15th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners submit that he is an applicant for Haj pilgrimage. It is stated that in the previous years, preference used to be given to people who had made applications in the earlier years and whose applications were not allowed. However, according to the petitioners, in this year, such a preference has been dispensed with. Complaining this the petitioners submit that they have filed Ext.P3 before the first respondent and seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider the same. Having regard to the limited nature of the relief that is sought for in this writ Petition, the writ petition is disposed of directing that within 4 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment along with a copy of this writ petition, the first respondent shall consider Ext.P3 and pass orders thereon. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE vi