IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2010 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 1370 of 2010(U) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ NISHIMA ANULAL, AGED 29 YEARS, W/O.ANULAL.V, VADACKAYIL HOUSE, MUTHALAKODAM.P.O, THODUPUZHA,IDUKKI-685 605. BY ADV. MR.THOMAS M.JACOB RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PAINAVU.P.O, IDUKKI. 2. THE CARDAMOM SETTLEMENT OFFICER, (DEVIKULAM SUB COLLECTOR), DEVIKULAM.P.O, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, UNDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, NEDUMKANDAM.P.O, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, UNDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, UNDUMBANCHOLA.P.O, IDUKKI. 5. THE SECRETARY,UDUMBANCHOLA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, UDUMBANCHOLA.P.O,IDUKKI. 6. SHEENA KOSHY, PEACE COTTAGE, PEERUMADE.P.O, IDUKKI DISTRICT-685 531. W.P.(C) NO.1370/2010 *ADDL. R7 IMPLEADED 7. INDIAN OIL CORPORATIONLTD., REP.BY ITS CHIEF AREA MANAGER, INDANE AREA OFFICE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM. *ADDL. R7 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT. 8.2.2010 IN IA. NO.1791/2010 *ADDL. R8 IMPLEADED 8. KUMARI KURIAKOSE, D/O. KURIAKOSE, PAREKUDIYIL HOUSE, RAJAKUMARI SOUTH P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. *ADDL. R8 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 2.3.2010 IN IA. 2388/2010. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.NARAYANAN ADV. MR.LATHEESH SEBASTIAN FOR ADDL.R7 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 3050 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.1370 & 3050 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T Both these matters relate to the appointment of distributor for LPG at Rajakkad/Santhanpara. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.1370/2010 is rank No.2 and the 6th respondent therein is rank No.1 in the list of empanelled candidates. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.3050/2010 is rank No.3 in the list. 2. The matter was considered by this Court earlier by Exhibit P6 judgment (produced in W.P.(C) No.3050/2010). The said writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to hear the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4 before passing orders on Exhibit P6 in that case. Thereafter, the matter was heard as evident from Exhibit P7 on 18.12.2009. Again the 3rd respondent was asked to produce certain documents by the authority concerned as per Exhibit P8. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that since the matter is now seized by the competent authority W.P.(C) Nos.1370 & 3050/2010 2 namely, Chief Area Manager (1st respondent in W.P.(C) No.3050/2010), it is only appropriate that the said officer takes a decision within a time frame as the hearing is already over. Since the hearing is already over, there will be a direction to the Chief Area Manager (1st respondent in W.P.(C)No.3050/2010) to pass orders within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. These writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp