IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 13122 of 2011(M) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------- 1. UNNIKRISHNAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. CHATHU, THUMBARAMBIL HOUSE, MEZHATHOOR P.O., THRITHALA VILLAGE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. C.P.NARAYANAN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. RAMAN, CHOKKIPALLIYALIL HOUSE, KEEZHMURI P.O., KOPPAM VILLAGE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY (HOME AFFAIRS), GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679303 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679303 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SHORNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679121 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD-678001 WP(C).No. 13122 of 2011(M) -2- 6. THE MUTHUTHALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MUTHUTHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY-678001 7. MUHAMMED BASHEER, S/O. PATHUMMA, THAZHATHETHIL HOUSE, KOZHIKKOTTIRI P.O., PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679303 8. SHEKARANKUTTY MASTER, S/O. GOVINDANKUTTY NAIR, SREYAS HOUSE, SANKARAMANGALAM P.O., PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-679303 ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD) FOR R7&8 SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY FOR R6 SMT.N.SANTHA FOR R6 SRI.S.A.ANAND FOR R6 SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO FOR R6 GOVT. PLEADER SMT.CHARISMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 13122 of 2011(M) -3- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXTS EXT.P1:- PHOTOCOPY OF THE TODDY SHOP LICENSE NO.355/10-11 IN RESPECT OF T.S. NO.34 ISSUED BY THE DY. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ALAPPUZHA TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2:- PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 15/04/11 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT WITH COPY TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 26/04/11 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT WITH COPIES TO RESPONDENTS 3 TO 5. RESPONDENTS' EXTS EXT.R8(a):- A COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 23/05/11 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, MUTHUTHALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH. EXT.R8(b):- 4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ALLEGED TODDY SHOP. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ W. P. C. No.13122 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Sri.M.G.Karthikeyan, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners' application for issuance of licence for conduct of Toddy Shop is pending with the Panchayath. He requested that the petitioner may be granted leave to withdraw from the present Writ Petition with liberty to move this Court again later. Leave is granted. This Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/- -2-