IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2009 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 10139 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- PHILIP THOMAS, S/O.SCARIA, AGED 40 YEARS, PERKOTTU PADINJAREMURIYIL, ELATHOOR P.O., PATHANANTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.O.V.MANIPRASAD RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE ELANTHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ELANTHOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, ELANTHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ELANTHOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.10139 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT By Ext.P6 order, the 2nd respondent refused to renew the licence issued to the petitioner for conducting a cold storage. Against that order, the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 appeal along with Ext.P9 application for stay before the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the Tribunal has not yet passed orders on Ext.P8 stay application and at the same time, the Panchayat may stop the petitioner from conducting the business, since the licence has not been renewed. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of opinion that the petitioner should be given a breathing time to get orders in the stay petition. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions is directed to pass orders on I.A.No.328/2009 in Appeal W.P.(c)No.10139/09 2 No.233/2009 within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Till then the respondents shall permit the petitioner to continue the business notwithstanding the expiry of the period of licence. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.10139/09 3