IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2010 / 26TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31778 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- REGHU.R @ REGHU MADATHIL, S/O.PARUKUTTY AMMA,MADATHIL HOUSE,PARIMANAM, NEENDAKARA,KOLLAM,REP.BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER K.P.JAYA KUMAR. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.P.SANJAY SMT.A.PARVATHI MENON SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,EXCISE DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.31778/2010-N ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 18th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for Bar Licence, a copy of which has been produced as Ext.P2. 2. The bare facts for the disposal of the writ petition are the following:- The petitioner has established a 4 Star Hotel in Neendakara in Kollam District. He has already obtained 4 Star Classification as early as on 24/02/2010 from the Ministry of Tourism (HRACC), Government of India (Ext.P1). In the light of the above, he filed an application as per Ext.P2 for grant of Foreign Liquor Licence. It is averred in paragraph (3) of the writ petition that the petitioner has produced along with Ext.P2 application, 28 Nos. of documents which have been detailed in the said paragraph itself. 3. The averments of the petitioner show that Officials at various levels have conducted the inspection and they have forwarded their report also to the Excise Commissioner. The report of the Excise Circle Inspector is dated 08/04/2010 and by the Assistant Excise Commissioner W.P.(C). No.31778/2010 -:2:- is dated 16/04/2010. It is pointed out that the Officials of the Office of the Joint Excise Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram also have conducted an inspection in and around 20/04/2010. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter is pending without any decision which is causing hardship to the petitioner. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms