IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 16470 of 2008(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.K.NARAYANAN, AGED 76 YEARS, S/O.LATE KUNHIRAMAN, 'KRISHNA VILAS', AUTOMOBILES ROAD, PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI-682 025. BY ADVS. MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN MR.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR. BY ADVOCATE GENERAL MR.C.P.SUDHAKARA PRASAD FOR R1-3 GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.V.MANOJ KUMAR FOR R1 TO R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/03/2009, THE COURT ON 08/04/2009 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.16470/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE FL-3 LICENSE NO.TSR-73 ISSUED IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE PPROPOSED DEED OF PARTNERSHIP NIL DT.. P3:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION DT. 9.3.07 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.XC6-7812/07/KIDS. DT. 28.2.08 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE TSS P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C) No. 16470 of 2008 - C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 8th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The learned counsel for the petitioner, referring to I.A. 4679 of 2009, submits that petitioner expired on 26.3.2009 and that the legal heirs intend to proceed with the matter by approaching the competent authority for getting the FL - 3 licence transferred and hence that, the above writ petition is not pressed. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed, without prejudice to the right of the legal heirs to pursue the matter by approaching the competent authorities in connection with the FL- 3 licence in question, in accordance with law. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd.