IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2010 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 35091 of 2007(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SHYJINE M., S/O. MURALEEDHARAN, LICENCEE T.S.NO.16/2007-2008, T.S.NO.17, 18 & 19 OF GROUP NO.V/2007-2008 KOLLAM EXCISE RANGE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL SRI.S.SAIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KERALA STATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, EXCISE COMPLEX, CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM. 4. THE EXCISE RANGE INSPECTOR, KOLLAM, EXCISE COMPLEX, CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHA DEVI FOR R1-4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.35091 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2010 UDGMENT The petitioner seeks for a declaration that Rule 2(n) of the Abkari Shops Disposal Rules is ultra vires. The said issue has been decided by this Court in Komalan v. State of Kerala and others (2009(2) KHC 514). Therefore the Writ Petition is dismissed. SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) dsn True copy