IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4021 of 2010(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.M.RANI, A.R.D. NO. 69, ERNAKULAM CITY, WIFE OF BENNY, CHITTARA HOUSE, TRIPUNITHURA, KANAYANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SHRI O.K.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE CITY RATIONING OFFICER, ERNAKULAM CITY, ERNAKULAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.4021/2010-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a temporary licencee of Authorised Retail Distributor No.69 of Ernakulam City. The petitioner was earlier appointed as a saleswoman and by Ext.P1 order, dated 05/02/2007, she was appointed as the temporary licencee and the said arrangement was continuing from time to time. By Ext.P2, the petitioner was appointed for a period from 12/08/2009 to 11/02/2010 Seeking for extension of her appointment, she submitted Ext.P3 application which is still pending. According to the petitioner, the third respondent is not extending the period in the light of a Division Bench order in I.A.No.932/2009 in W.A.No.1217/2009. The copy of the said order is produced as Ext.P4. It is submitted that the directions of the Division Bench will not stand in the way in considering her application for temporary appointment. 2. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the W.A has been disposed of and there is no bar in considering or extending the temporary A.R.D permit, going by the Division Bench Judgment in W.P.(C).No.35583/2009 rendered on 11/12/2009. 3. In that view of the matter, there will be a W.P.(C). No.4021/2010 -:2:- direction to the third respondent to consider the application, Ext.P3, for extension of the temporary A.R.D permit and pass appropriate orders on or before 11/02/2010. 4. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this Judgment before the third respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms