IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT :- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2008 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 35796 of 2008(S) --------------------------------------------- PETITIONER:- ------------------- SREEKUMAR NOORANADU, SREENIVAS, NOORANADU.P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.PRASANTH SRI.R.VINOD RESPONDENTS:- ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. THE KERALA STATE BEVERAGE CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE K.S.B.C, TRIVANDRUM. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 TO R5 & R7 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN R6 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.J.ELVIN PETER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.35796 of 2008-S ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 4th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. After going through the petition and also the prayers sought for, we are of the opinion that, the petition so filed does not have the characteristics of a Public Interest Litigation. Therefore, the prayers sought for by the petitioner in this petition cannot be granted by us. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE MS