IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 23RD MARCH 2009 / 2ND CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 4328 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSEPH, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. JOHN, MANJALI HOUSE, PALLIKUNU DESOM, VARANDARPPILLY, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- VARANDRAPPILLY GRAMAPANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VARANDRAPPILLY P.O., THRISUR DIST. ADV.A.S.RAJENDRAN NAIR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.4328 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is running a poultry farm within the jurisdiction of respondent-Panchayat. According to the petitioner, he had a licence for running the same. He claims that he has filed an application for renewal of the licence, which has not been considered by the respondent-Panchayat yet. It is under the above circumstances the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “I. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the 1st (sic) respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 application filed by the petitioner for granting license to conduct the business and until then not to interfere with the business of the petitioner. II. Issue such other orders, writs or directions as are deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court.” However, the petitioner now submits that subsequently he has filed Ext.P11 representation before the respondent and for the present, he would be satisfied with a direction to respondent-Panchayat to consider and pass orders on Ext.P11 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the respondent also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent consider and pass orders on Ext.P11, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2