IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2010 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 12006 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANUAL KURICHITHANAM, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS, ATHIKOTH, P.O.BELLA, KANHANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KASARAGOD. 2. THE SECRETARY, AJANOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ANJANOOR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.12006/2010-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner owns a printing press and has obtained registration from the Industries Department. He is having a publication of an evening daily named, 'Janmadesam' which is printed in another press. The petitioner intends to operate his own press for which he had submitted an application for grant of licence on 19/12/2009 before the Panchayat. It is submitted that the same was not accepted by the second respondent and, therefore, he had to file a complaint before the Deputy Director of Panchayat and the Hon'ble Minister for Local Self Government Department. Thereafter, he again submitted an application for licence on 01/02/2010 as per Ext.P3. It is further submitted that even though the second respondent accepted Ext.P3 application, no action has been taken so far. Aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P3, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. The main prayer sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the second respondent to issue licence to the petitioner on the basis of Ext.P3 application. Ext.P4 shows its receipt. 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 application and communicate the decision W.P.(C). No.12006/2010 -:2:- thereof to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this Judgment before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms