IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2011 / 30TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).NO. 19799 OF 2011(Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SRI. PRADEESH KUMAR P.T., PANAKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PULLUKUTHI, ANIKKAD P.O., MALLUPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADVS. SRI.SEBASTIAN PHILIP, SRI.R.ANIL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 645. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 645. 5. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, MALLAPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 589. 6. SRI. DEVADAS MANNOORAN, MANNUTHADATHIL VEEDU, NOORAMMAVU P.O., ANIKKAD, MALLAPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 589. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.19799/2011-Y: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO. CS3-906/09 DTD. 27/07/2010. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. CS3-906/09 DTD. 25/06/2011 OF THE R.3. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF RATION CARD NO.1316001868. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL DTD. 18/07/'2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. PRV. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 19799 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T Challenge in this writ petition is against the appointment of the 6th respondent as Authorized Retail Distributor No.7 of Mallappally Taluk. 2. Aggrieved by the appointment of 6th respondent, petitioner has filed Ext.P4 appeal which is pending consideration before the 3rd respondent. 3. Taking note of the pendency of the appeal, I dispose of the writ petition itself directing the 3rd respondent to pass orders on Ext.P4 appeal with notice to the parties as expeditiously as possible at any rate within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. W.P.(C) No. 19799 OF 2011 :2 : The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the concerned authority for appropriate action. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/-