IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5682 of 2011(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SAJAN VARGHESE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SAJ HOLDINGS (P) LTD., SAJ EARTH RESORT, AKAPARAMBU, NEAR COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, COCHIN-683 590. BY SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN- 695 001 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5682 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is the Managing Director of the Saj Holdings (P) Limited, which is running a resort by name 'Saj Earth Resort' filed Ext.P1 application for FL-3 licence for the year 2010-2011. This writ petition has been filed on being aggrieved by the inordinate delay in the matter of disposal of Ext. P1 application. 2. When this matter is taken up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submitted that the first respondent-Excise Commissioner has already forwarded the application along with his recommendation on 28.12.2010 before the second respondent and the matter is now under consideration before the second respondent. In view of the said position obtained in this case, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 application taking into account the recommendation made by first respondent. This shall be done expeditiously, at any rate, on or before 31.3.2011. Sd/ C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE jma //true copy// P.A to Judge