IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19251 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.SUDHAKARAN, AUTHORISED WHOLESALE DEALER (AWD 6),THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 01. ADV. MR. P.N. SANTHOSH - GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.19251 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a licencee of an authorised wholesale ration depot. Proceedings have been initiated for certain irregularities found out on inspection. Pursuant thereto, Ext.P5 order of suspension of the petitioner's licence has been issued. The petitioner challenges Ext.P5 order in this writ petition. This Court had while directing the learned Government Pleader to get instructions, passed the following interim order: “............ In the meanwhile, any action for attaching the shop to some other AWD, will be kept in abeyance, for two days”. Again, on 22.6.2010, the following interim order was passed: “The learned Government Pleader submitted that till a decision is taken, SUPPLYCO will take over distribution to the AWDs attached to the petitioner's shop. Respondents to file a statement with regard to the contentions raised in this writ petition and in respect of excess stock which is mentioned in Ext.P5 order, within one week”. 2. I am of opinion that having issued Ext.P5 suspension order, the respondent is bound to pass a final order as W.P.(C)No.19251/10 2 contemplated under the Kerala Rationing Order. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to complete the proceedings pursuant to Ext.P5 and pass a final order, which can be challenged by the petitioner in an appeal before the appellate authority as provided under the Kerala Rationing Order as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till then, interim orders passed in this writ petition would continue to be in force. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.19251/10 3 W.P.(C)No.19251/10 4