IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2011 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6442 of 2011(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M.ARUMUGHAN, S/O.MANU, AGED 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT 15/239,MANALI-KOPPAM PALAKKAD-678001 BY ADV. SRI.K.P.BALAGOPAL RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY, FLYING SQUAD, PALAKKAD - 678001 2. THE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY CONTROLLER OFFICE, VIKAS BHAVANAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 6442 OF 2011 ......................................................................... Dated this the 1st March , 2011 J U D G M E N T The prayer of the petitioner is to direct the respondents to grant licence as repairer of weights, measures, weighing instruments and measuring instruments under the standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement)Act, 1985. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already preferred Ext. P3 application before the first respondent in this regard, which is now pending consideration before the 2nd respondent as routed through the first respondent . 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well . 3. In the above circumstance, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 application and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for taking further steps. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk