IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2009 / 10TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18417 of 2009(V) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. RAJU, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. DIVAKARAN, TC-13/878,KUNNUKUZHY.P.O., VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. SHIJUKUMAR, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN, SHIJU BHAVAN, MEENANGAL.P.O., NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 3. RENJITH, S/O.RAJENDRAN, 13/2140, MUTTAMBIL HOUSE, KANNANMOOLA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. S. RAJEEV, S/O. SASIKUMAR, KAVIYODU HOUSE, KOTTUKKAL VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM DIST. 5. AMBUJAKSHAN, S/O. SANKARAN, AAKKANATTU VADAKKETHUNDIL HOUSE, NEELESWARAM KARA, NEDUVATHUR VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK, KOLLAM DIST. BY MR.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, KOLLAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DIST. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.V. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.18417 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT The issue raised in this writ petition relates to the issues which are covered against the petitioners by the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Komalan v. State of Kerala [2009(2) KLT 744]. In a similar matter, I issued Ext.P7 judgment which was affirmed by the Division Bench as per Ext.P8, holding that the issue is squarely covered against the petitioners by the decision in Komalan (supra). Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.2/7.