IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH MAGHA 1928 W.P.(C).No. 3067 of 2007(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- C.K.MANOJ, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.KUMARAN, CHATHAMALAYIL VEEDU, ANTHINAD DESOM, LALAM, MEENACHIL, KOTTAYAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN,J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3067 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT When this matter is taken up, after addressing arguments on different other counts, learned counsel for the petitioner ultimately confined to request that the petitioner may be given an opportunity of pre decisional hearing on the question of cancellation of his toddy shop license. This is recorded and it is directed that the petitioner will be given an opportunity of hearing on the question of cancellation of his toddy shop license if he appear before the competent authority along with a copy of this judgment within a period of two weeks from the issuance of the certified copy of this judgment from this court. The petitioner will also produce a copy of this writ petition before the competent officer. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE dvs