IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2008 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 18348 of 2008 (H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- KUTTITHANNI HANDLOOM WEAVER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.T.613, NELLIMOODU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS: -------------------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL MANAGER, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/06/2008 ALONG WITH W.P.(C)Nos. 18350,18397 AND 18405 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.T. SANKARAN, J. ............................................................................ W.P.(C) No. 18348,18350, 18397 AND 18405 OF 2008 ............................................................................ Dated this the 19th June, 2008 J U D G M E N T Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Senior Government Pleader who appeared for the respondents. 2. The petitioners are Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies registered under the provisions of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. It is stated in the Writ Petitions that for the development of handloom industry in the co-operative sector, several schemes for providing financial assistance to handloom co-operative societies were introduced by the Central and State Governments. Rebate sale assistance is one of such schemes. It is stated that when sales take place, rebate is granted to the consumers by the societies and that amount is reimbursed by the Government to the societies. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they had put forward their claims, the Director of Handloom and Textiles has not considered and granted their claims for reimbursement . 3. The reliefs prayed for in these Writ Petitions are identical, except the period and the amount claimed in relief No.(II). The reliefs prayed for in W.P.(C)No. 18348 of 2008 are the following: “1. Writ of mandamus or appropriate writ direction or order directing the respondents to pay the rebate sale claims of the petitioner as stated in Exhibit P2. W.P.(C) No. 18348,18350, 18397 AND 18405 OF 2008 2 II. Writ of mandamus or appropriate writ direction or order directing the respondents to consider the claims of the petitioners for the rebate sales conducted during the period 98- 99 to 2002-2003 on the basis of the Government Order i.e., Rs.481115.10/- and disburse it forthwith. III. Such other orders as deems fit to meet the ends of justice and award costs of this proceedings.” 4. In similar cases, this Court has issued directions to the Director of Handloom and Textiles to take a final decision on the amounts due to each of the petitioners therein and to ensure that the same is disbursed within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. In these circumstances, it is only proper that similar directions are issued in these Writ Petitions as well. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are disposed of directing the Director of Handloom and Textiles to take a final decision on the claims for reimbursement of rebate made by the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible and disburse the amounts due to the petitioners within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk