IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2009 / 24TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18993 of 2009(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. P.K.SOMANADHAN, AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.KITTU, PUNNAKAPARAMBIL, KOTTAMURI P.O., KURUVILASSERY VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. MRS.THANKAM RAMAKRISHNAN, AGED 65 YEARS, W/O.LATE K.V.RAMAKRISHNAN, KALLADA HOUSE, THANISSERY P.O., IRINJALAKUDA (VIA), MANAVALASSERY VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, WADAKKANCHERRY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 18993 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 15th DAY OF JULY, 2009 JUDGMENT Having heard the learned senior counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition is ordered without entering on merits however directing that Ext.P2 will be taken up by the competent among the respondents and disposed of within an outer limit of 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after providing the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. The submission of the learned Government Pleader that the government are filing a review petition against Ext.P3 judgment of the Apex Court is recorded. It would therefore be open to the authorities to pass orders subject to the result of that review petition. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/15/7