IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA FRIDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2007 / 5TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 16815 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BHARATHI NARAYANAN, AGED 60 YEARS, D/O.NARAYANAN (LATE),THUMBAYIL HOUSE, NORTH MARADI MUVATTUPUZHA,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (HOME), GOVERNMENT SECRETRIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MUVATTUPUZHA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MUVATTUPUZHA ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MUVATTUPUZHA ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, (RURAL),ERNAKULAM. 6. THE ASSITANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 8. JAMES, S/O.PAILY, METHIPARAYIL HOUSE, ANIKKADU KARA, MUVATTUPUZHA VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 9. MANULE, S/O.MATHAI, PONNATTU HOUSE, ANIKKADU KARA,MUVATTUPUZHA VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.CHANDRAN SRI.JOSEPH ALBIN NEDUNTHALLY SRI.S.SUJITH SRI.V.A.SASIDHARAN GOVERNMENT PLEADER (SRI.P.A. SALIM) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & K. HEMA, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.16815 of 2007 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT Raman, J. This is a writ petition seeking police protection. Petitioner was carrying on business in vending toddy as per Ext.P1 licence issued. This Court passed an order on 21.6.2007 directing the Commissioner of Excise, Trivandrum to consider and dispose of Ext.P9(a), which is a mass petition submitted by the public to the Commissioner. 2. Learned Government Pleader filed a memo stating that, as per the direction of this Court, the Excise Commissioner has since disposed of Ext.P9(a) whereby petitioner's licence was cancelled and she was directed to find out alternate premises. Without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to take such remedies as are available under law against such order passed by the Excise Commissioner, this writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE. K. HEMA, JUDGE. Krs.