IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2009 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 16740 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANILKUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.GOPALAN, THOTTINKARA PUTHENVEEDU, PULIPPARA P.O., KADACKAL, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KOLLAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 4. THE C.I.OF EXCISE, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.16740 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P1. His case is that he had been a licensee, either individually or in group, for different years, including the previous abkari year All the shops included in the group were kept closed by the Government during the whole or part of the abkari year 2008-09 owing to a liquor tragedy, though amounts due to the Government under the licence were paid. It is accordingly pointed out that they were licensees even during the abkari year 2008-09 and were running toddy shops even during that year in the legal sense and that they were incapacitated from vending toddy because the shops were now closed by the Government. Under such circumstances, the first respondent is directed to issue a decision on Ext.P1 before sale of the shops for the abkari year 2009-2010. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.17/6.