IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32828 of 2008(G) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.A.ASMA BEEVI,AGED 60 YEARS W/O.LATE ANWAR HUSSAIN,NELLICKKAPPILLY HOUSE ST.ALBERTS H.S LANE,ERNAKULAM ,KOCHI-35. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.SAJI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY CORPORATION OF KOCHI ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. RAMESH BABU, SC ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,COCHIN COPN FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.32828 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 13th day of November, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late Anwar Hussain. The said Anwar Hussain had a licence to do vegetable vending in stall No. 126 in the Ernakulam Market. Apart from the petitioner as widow, Anwar Hussain left sons and a daughter as legal heris. The petitioner wanted to get the licence transferred to her name so that she can continue the business, to find a means of livelihood for her and her family. The legal heirs except one son, who is not in good terms with the petitioner and the other legal heirs, refused to grant consent for transfer of the licence in the name of the petitioner. The petitioner therefore filed Ext.P5 petition seeking the transfer of licence in her name without production of consent letter from the second son. The petitioner seeks direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5. 2. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner as well as the standing counsel appearing for the Corporation. 3. I am of opinion that the Corporation should consider Ext.P5 with all the sympathy it deserves. A poor widow is W.P(C)No.32828 of 2008 - 2 - seeking to sustain herself and her family by continuing the business which the late husband was doing. Simply because one of the son objects to the granting of the licence, I do not think that it should stand in the way of transferring the licence in the name of the petitioner, since otherwise no body would get the licence. 4. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 with all the sympathy it deserves, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing all concerned. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs