IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2009 / 9TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18077 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.N.PREMAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 57 YEARS, KARINJETTA VEEDU, NADUVILKARA P.O., VADANAPPILLY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SHAJI P.CHALY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, MALAPPURAM. BY GP V MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ============================== WP(C) No. 18077 of 2009 ============================== Dated this the 30th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner, by virtue of his earlier performance in the public sector is entitled to preference in Malappuram Range. He claims that he is also entitled to preference in Parappanangadi Range. This is impermissible in view of the first proviso to Rule 5(1)(b) of the Kerala Abkari Shops Disposal Rules, 2002, as rightly pointed out by the learned Government Pleader. In the result, writ petition fails and the same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/30/6