IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2010 / 24TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1241 of 2010(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.V.KOMALAM, A.R.D. NO.136, CHERTHALA, RESIDING AT SUMESH NIVAS, VAYALAR P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SRI.A.HAROON RASHEED RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY RATIONING CONTROLLER, SOUTH ZONE, KOLLAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1241/2010-E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Authorised Ration Retail Distributor in Cherthala Taluk of A.R.D No.136. Alleging certain irregularities on the conduct of the shop, Ext.P1 notice was issued. Finally, by Ext.P2, an order has been passed by the Rationing Deputy Controller against the petitioner. There is a direction to recover an amount of Rs.53,854/- from the petitioner apart from the direction to forfeit the security amount to the Government. The petitioner has filed an appeal against Ext.P2, as per Ext.P3 before the second respondent. The petitioner has also sought for an interim order in the matter. She is aggrieved by the proposed action to forfeit the security amount in the light of the direction in Ext.P2 and to remit the amount of Rs.53,854/- within a period of seven days. It is submitted that unless further action pursuant to Ext.P2 is kept in abeyance till the application for interim order is heard by the second respondent, it will cause prejudice to the petitioner. It is also stated that in the event of non-payment of the above amount, her licence shall be suspended. W.P.(C). No.1241/2010 -:2:- 2. In that view of the matter, if the petitioner moves for an interim order before the second respondent, the same will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of three weeks. Till then, further action pursuant to Ext.P2 will be kept in abeyance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms