IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2009 / 30TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23972 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------- C.M.GOPALAKRISHNAN,AUTHORISED RETAIL DISTRIBUTOR (ARD)NO.77,KUTHIYATHODU PANCHAYAT, CHERTHALA TALUK,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.O.K.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER,ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER,CHERTHALA. 5. SUDHEESH,ARD NO.102,THURAVOOR PANCHAYATH CHERTHALA TALUK. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 23972 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st August,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a licensee of ARD No.77 situated in Kuthiyathodu Panchayat in Cherthala Panchayat. There are 159 card holders attached to this shop. 2. Licence of another ARD No.85 which is situated about 250 meters away from the said shop was cancelled. But the card holders attached to the said shop was attached to ARD No.102 which already had 394 card holders. 3. Petitioner submits that going by Ext.P2, one ration dealer should not have more than 350 card holders attached and at any rate a ration shop should have a minimum of 350 cards attached to the shop. He has therefore essentially sought delinking of some cards currently attached to ARD No.102 and attachment to his shop. Ext.P1 representation is pending before the 3rd respondent. The same shall be considered and orders W.P ( C) No. 23972 of 2009 2 passed after notice to the petitioner and 5th respondent within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 23972 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 23972 of 2009 4