IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2009 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 8503 of 2009(Q) ------------------------------------- CC.NO.676/2006 OF J.M.F.C.-I, RANNI. .................... PETITIONER: ------------------- K.M.THANKAPPAN PILLAI, S/O.GOPALAN PILLAI, AGED 61 YEARS, CHARIVUKALAYIL HOUSE, RANNI P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. MR.C.S.MANILAL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PAMBA POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. GIKKU JACOB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. M.N. KRISHNAN, J ----------------------- W.P(C)No. 8503 OF 2009 --------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT This Writ Petition is filed with a prayer to direct the 1st respondent to consider Ext. P8 and pass appropriate orders in the light of Ext. P5 minutes of the High Power Committee and further direct that till decision is taken as above all further proceedings in C.C. 676/06 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court Ranni be kept in abeyance. 2. The petitioner herein is a contractor by profession. During the 2005 Sabarimala season he was awarded with a work of construction of a Canteen building to the guest house at Sabarimala. He started the work and there was some problem which ultimately resulted in a case being registered under the provisions of the Explosive Substance Act. The grievance is that similarly placed person have been saved of by withdrawing the prosecution and in this case alone it is being proceeded with. It is to ventilate that grievance, Ext. P8 application has been filed. 3. I direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass W.P(C) 8503/2009 -2- appropriate orders in Ext. P8 application within a period of two months from today and till that time a direction is given to the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ranni not to proceed with C.C. 676/06. The W.P(C) is disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE vkm