IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 2ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26953 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.C.UNNI KRISHNAN, AGED 41, S/O.CHITHAMBARAN, KANIYANTHARA HOUSE, KUZHUPILLY P.O., AYYAMPPILLY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.VIDYASAGAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY, EZHIKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, EZHIKKARA NORTH, NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.26953 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for a licence. The grama panchayat is accused of having not considered and disposed of that request. Be it under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act or under the D & O Rules, the application for licence has to be expeditiously considered and disposed of, more particularly because the request for licence relates to an activity in fish processing. Under such circumstances, it is directed that the second respondent will take up the petitioner's application for licence and dispose it off within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. All other issues are left open. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.29/9.