IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2010 / 2ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 965 of 2008(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER: -------------- BIJU, S/O KARUNAKARAN, SHIBU BHAVANAM, KANJIRAMKULAM P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ SMT.K.AMMINIKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KAZHAKOOTTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.RANI DIOTHIMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.965 Of 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 J U D G M E N T The issue raised herein is covered against the petitioner by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Komalan v. State of Kerala (2009(2) KLT 744). The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn