IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2009 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 3617 of 2009(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- MRS. AMMINI JOSEPH, AGED 66 YEARS, W/O. LATE KURUVILA JOSEPH, NIRAPPUKATTIL HOUSE, PAINGARAPPALLY P.O., ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DIST, 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, PIRAVOM, ERNAKULAM DIST. 5. THE WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THODUPUZHA. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.N. SUDHA DEVI. R5 BY ADV. SRI.RENIL ANTO, SC, KTWWF. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 3617 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner's late husband had deposited document No.2004/65 of Koothattukulam Sub Registrar's Officer with the 2nd respondent as security in respect of a toddy shop licence issued to the petitioner's late husband. Her husband died on 21.11.2000. The title deed was not returned since there was liabilities to the State in respect of the licence. Subsequently petitioner paid all the arrears and obtained Exts.P1 to P4 certificates certifying that in respect the said licence, there is no liability. Petitioner submitted Ext.P5 request for return of the document. Since there was no response from respondents 2 to 4, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “i. declare that the petitioner is entitled to get back the documents mentioned in Ext.P5 as per the request in Ext.P5; ii. Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding respondents 1 to 4 to pass orders on Ext.P5 and return the document mentioned in Ext.P5 at the earliest;” 2. On 26.02.09, the learned Government Pleader submitted WPC :3617/09 -:2:- that the document is not readily available and the same would be traced out. Now the learned Government Pleader submits that the document has been traced out and the same has been handed over to the petitioner and acknowledgment obtained on 07.04.09. This submission of the learned Government Pleader is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ttb