IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 37005 of 2009(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. SREEKUMAR, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, SASTHA MANDIRAM, VAZHAYILA, PEROORKKADA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK. 2. RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.DIVAKARAN, MEKKINKARA PUTHENVEEDU, KUNNATHUKAL DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. KRISHNANKUTTY, S/O.MADHAVAN, KAIPPALLIMADAM HOUSE, VELIYANADU VILLAGE, KUTTANADU TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. PRADEEPKUMAR, S/O.SAHADEVAN, MANNADIMOOLA PUTHENVEETTIL, MANICKAL VILLAGE, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 5. RAJAN, S/O.THOMAS, PALLITHARA PURAYIDAM HOUSE, VIZHINJAM DESOM, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 6. MANOHARAN, CHARUVILAKATHU HOUSE, THURUTHUMMOOLA DESOM, VILAPPIL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 7. SREEKUTTAN, S/O.SRINIVASAN, SREEVILASAM HOUSE, THONNACKAL DESOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK. BY MR.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(C) NO. 37005/2009-U 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.V. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 37016 OF 2009 AND WP(C) NO. 37020 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NOs.37005, 37016 & 37020 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 21st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009 JUDGMENT The question raised by the petitioners in these cases is covered against them in the decision reported in Komalan V.State of Kerala (2008(1) KLT 340). Hence the writ petitions are dismissed. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/22/12