IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH MAY 2011 / 16TH VAISAKHA 1933 WP(C).No. 13098 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M/S.UNITED DISTILLERIES,VENGALIPARA, POST ERANHIKKAL,CALICUT - 673 303. REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER (FINANCE) P.C.UNNIKRISHNAN. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAXES (G0 DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIATE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI P. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K. MOHANAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 13098 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated the 6th day of May , 2011 JUDGMENT Grievance of the petitioner, who is a partnership firm carrying business in manufacturing and supplying Indian made foreign liquor, is that though the petitioner had preferred Ext.P4 application seeking permission to shift their distillery from the current site at Vengalipara, Eranikkal Post, Kozhikode District to the Muthalamada village, Muthalamade village, Muthalamada Panchayath, Chittur taluk, Palakkad district, and also seeking permission to enhance the production and storage capacities as proposed in Ext.P4, and the other prayers therein, the same has not been considered so far and no orders are passed. As the statutory application is pending before the Ist respondent, I am of the view that this Court need not go into the merits of the claim of the petitioner at this stage, but this Writ Petition can be disposed of directing the Ist respondent to dispose of Ext.P4 application. In the result, this writ petition is disposed of WPC 13098/11 2 directing the Ist respondent to take up Ext.P4 application and consider and dispose of the same on merit as expeditiously as possible. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this judgment before the Ist respondent at the earliest . V.K. MOHANAN JUDGE. kvm/- WPC 13098/11 2 kvm/- WPC 13098/11 2 WPC 13098/11 2