IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 7TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25951 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- HOTEL GREEN PALACE, PAMPAKUDA, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-686667, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI.MANOJ M.PAUL, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.M.P.PAULOSE. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ERNAKULAM-682 017. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 661. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MUHAMMED SHAFI M. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JJJ WP(C).NO: 25951 OF 2011(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT: EXT.P1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 16/08/2011 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI. EXT.P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 03/08/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 14/07/2011 IN WP(C) NO.19046/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE JJJ HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 25951 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of September 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus or a direction commanding the respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 at the earliest. The petitioner had applied for license under Rule 13(3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. Ext.P2 is the application. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has submitted the application on 3.8.2011, the same was not considered till date. It is submitted that Ext.P2 is pending before the 2nd respondent and the matter is under consideration of respondents 1 and 2. W.P.(C) No.25951/2011 2 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law expeditiously, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al