IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6428 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.G. VELAYUDHAN, INDIRA NAGAR, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.S.MUMTAZ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM. 2. TAHSILDAR (R.R), OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY,CHITTUR. 3. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, SQUAD NO.V, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERICAL TAXES, PALAKKAD. 4. N.V. SOMASUNDARAM, S/O. NEDUMPARAMBIL VELUNNI, KEROSINE DEALER, WARD NO.7, SHOP NO.970, PERUMATTY PANCHAYATH, MEENAKSHIPURAM, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.C.No.6428 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, Ext.P1 is an order of penalty that was imposed on the petitioner against which the petitioner has filed Ext.P7 appeal before the first respondent. The only relief that is pressed before me is to direct an expeditious disposal of Ext.P7. Having regard to the pendency of Ext.P7appeal, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the first respondent shall hear the parties and pass final orders on Ext.P7 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE csl