IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2008 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 14478 of 2008(W) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- P.V.MAMMU HAJI, S/O. ABDU, AGED 81 YEARS, 'MUBARAQ HOUSE', KOROTHE ROAD, AZHIYOOR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI. C. KHALID RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, COMMERCIAL BRANCH, PALGHAT. 2. CHIEF COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAYS, PARK TOWN, CHENNAI. ADDL R3. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, INDIAN RAILWAY, CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LTD., SOUTHERN ZONE, 6A THE RAINTREE PLACE, 9 MC NICHOLAS ROAD, CHETPET, CHENNAI - 600 031. ADDL R4. REGIONAL MANAGER, INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, No. 40/8194 SALIH ARCADE, FIRST FLOOR, CONVENT ROAD, ERNAKULAM - 682 035. (ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 3 AND 4 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A. No. 5983/2008 DATED 13.06.2008). BY ADV. SRI.M.C.CHERIAN,SC,RAILWAY CATERING FOR R3-4 SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH,SC, RAILWAYS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 14478/2008 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF STATEMENT DATED 21.12.2005. EXT. P2 : COPY OF NOTICE DATED 6.3.2008. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 26.3.2008. EXT. P4 : COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 15.2.2008. EXT. P5 AND P5(a) : COPY OF the COMMUNICATION DATED 23.4.2008. EXT. P6 : COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 22.04.2008. EXT. P7 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENTS DATED 7.5.2008. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.14478 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a licensee under the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation for running Non Vegetarian Refreshment Rooms in Shornur railway junction. He is aggrieved by the steps taken by the respondents to invite tenders for granting licence to the said Non Vegetarian Refreshment Rooms. The petitioner has filed Ext.P7 representation in this regard. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the additional 4 th respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for additional respondents 3 and 4 also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the additional 3 rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd