IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2011 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32995 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- THE KILLIANS ECO TOURISM PVT. LTD., 2/569, C. P. THODU, K. K. MOHAMMED ROAD, FORT KOCHI, KOCHI - 682 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI. JOSEPH KILLIAN, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O. T. J. JOSEPH (LATE). BY ADVS. SRI. C. C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI. M. G. KARTHIKEYAN SRI. NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY,TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 - 001. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER,COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ERNAKULAM 682 018. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, KOCHI, (PALLURUTHI) 682 005. 5. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, CENTRAL ZONE, ERNAKULAM 682 018. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAFI. M THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PN WP(C).No. 32995 of 2011(Y) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT. P1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 10/12/2009 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI EXT. P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 15/11/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXT. P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 29/9/2011 IN WPC NO.25951/2011 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P. A. TO JUDGE PN HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 32995 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Writ Petition is filed for a direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 application dated 15/12/2011. Petitioner had applied for licence under Rule 13(3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application for licence has not been considered till date. It is submitted that Ext.P2 application is pending consideration before the 2nd respondent and that the matter is under consideration of respondents 1 and 2. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. kcv.