IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2010 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14645 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DR.SUSEELA P.K., D/O.KUNJAN, PUNNAVILA PUTHENVEEDU, NEAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, ATTINGAL. BY G.P. SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 14645 of 2010-E - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of May, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a registered medical practitioner in Ayurveda medicines. It is averred in the writ petition that he was issued with the licence for retail sale of spirituous preparations by the first respondent and an application for renewal has been submitted before the second respondent for the current financial year. Aggrieved by the delay in the disposal of the application, this writ petition has been filed. Already the licence has expired on 31.3.2010. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions, submitted that the first respondent is seized of the matter and an appropriate decision will be taken expeditiously. It is submitted that the local panchayat and some members of the public have raised objections with regard to the issuance of licence and all aspects will be considered and a decision will be taken, accordingly. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the licence has expired on 31.3.2010, an early decision will have to be taken in the renewal application. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to take a wpc 14645/2010 2 decision on the application for renewal, which was submitted to the second respondent, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/