IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.V.K.BALI & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2006 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 W.A.No.256 of 2006 ------------------------ AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN O.P.21863/1998 DATED 10/09/2004 .................... APPELLANTS: RESPONDENTS:- ----------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.R.SABU. RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS:- ----------------------------------- 1. VELAYUDHAN, UBUKKATTU HOUSE, ARPOOKKARA VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DIST. 2. OMANA, W/O.VELAYUDHAN, UBUKATTU HOUSE, ARPOOKKARA VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. PRASANNAN, S/O.THANKAPPAN, NADATHIPARAMBU HOUSE, MARIYAPPALLY KARA, NATTAKAM VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K.Bali,C.J. & C.N.Ramachandran Nair,J. -------------------------------------------------------- W.A.No.256 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 18th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT V.K.Bali,C.J. (Oral) The issue herein is covered against the State by the decision of the Honourable Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.5300 of 2006 (State of Kerala & Ors. v. Unni & Anr.) and other connected cases, decided on 1st December, 2006. Dismissed. V.K.Bali Chief Justice C.N.Ramachandran Nair Judge vku/-