IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2011 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 35646 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- M/S.QUALITY (P) LTD., SOUTH JUNCTION, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR.T.M.ASOKAN. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE THRISSUR-680 005 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, CIRCLE OFFICE, IRINJALAKKUDA-680 125 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TAXES DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1 RI TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: STK WP(C).No. 35646/2010(E) APPENDIX PETITIONER EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT STANDS RENEWED UPTO 31-3-2011 P2: COPY OF THE PLAN AS PER ORDER NO.XC6-20277/05 DATED 18-02-2009 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT P3: COPY OF THE BUILDING LPERMIT NO.BA/398/09-10 DATED 5-2-2010 P4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 31.05.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE 1ST RESPONDENT P5: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 22.11.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P6: COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 27-11-2010 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT RESPONDENT EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P A TO JUDGE STK HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 35646 OF 2010 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Writ Petition is filed seeking to quash Exts.P5 and P6 to the extent it direct to close down the exterior door of the bar room of the petitioner's hotel namely, M/s.Quality Hotels (P) Ltd. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel or the petitioner pointed out that in the meeting held on 1st November, 2010 it has been decided that bar licences functioning with the existing number of doors in the bar room/hall will be allowed to function as such and time bound decision will be taken with regard to the application for alteration/renovation. In the light of the decision so taken, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief in the writ petition. Therefore, the writ petition is closed in terms of order No.XC7-30952/10 dated 15/12/2010. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. kcv.