IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6383 of 2009(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- L.APPU, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. LUIS NADAR, CHRISTU BHAVAN, AYANININNA, NEDIYAKALA, CHAVADI, KANJIRAMKULAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.HARISH KUMAR SRI.BOBBY JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, KANJIRAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, KANJIRAMKULAM P.O., THIRUVANNTHAPURAM 695 524. 2. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI.K.V.MANOJ KUMAR, GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.6383 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 27th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner aspires to start a furniture manufacturing unit. In order to apply for licence for the same, the petitioner has to first obtain a No Objection Certificate from the 2nd respondent-District Medical Officer. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 application for the same. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being considered by the 2nd respondent, although the same had been submitted on 12.1.2009. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. When a person applies for NOC, the 2nd respondent has a duty to consider the same and pass orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2