IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2007 / 7TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 15040 of 2007(M) PETITIONER: ------------------ PRASAD, S/O.PONNAPPAN, PADINJARE VELIKKAKAM VEEDU, AVALOOKKUNNU P.O., KOMALAPURAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.BABU SRI.K.RAVIKUMAR & SMT.N.N.GIRIJA RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALAPPUZHA SOUTH. 3. BIJU, S/O.DANAVAN, NANDANAM, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 4. BAIJU, KERALA SADANAM, MULLAKKAL, ALAPPUZHA. 5. SAJTH, S/O.SUGUNAN, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 6. PRAHLADAN, S/O.PADMAJAN, MADAKKAL, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 7. NAZEER, S/O.ABOOBACKER, MADAKKAL, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 8. NAVAS, S/O.YUNNIS, MADAKKAL, PAZHAVEEDU P.O., ALAPPUZHA. ADDL. 9.THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.S.ANIL ADDL.R9 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DT.24.5.07 IN IA.61511/07 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.15040/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1: COPY OF LICENCE NO.261/2007-2008 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. EXHIBIT P2: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 7.5.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT R3(a): COPY OF MEMORANDUM DATED 28.3.2006 SUBMITTED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. EXHIBIT R3(b): COPY OF GENERAL REQUEST DATED 29.3.2006 MADE TO THE PUBLIC BY THE CITIZENS FORUM. EXHIBIT R3(c): COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 7.5.2007 MADE BY THE RESPONDENTS TO THE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY AMBALAPUZHA TALUK. EXHIBIT R3(d): COPY OF THE NEWS ITEMS APPEARED IN MATHRUBOOMI DT.9.5.2007. EXHIBIT R3(e): COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM APPEARED IN THEJUS DATED 6.4.2007. EXHIBIT R3(f): COPY OF NEWS ITEM APPEARED IN MADHYAMAM DATED 8.5.2007. EXHIBIT R3(g) SERIES: TRUE PHOTOGRAPHS. /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE P.R.RAMAN & K.HEMA, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.15040 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of June,2007 O R D E R Raman,J. The District Collector shall consider and dispose of Ext.R3(b) produced along with the counter affidavit filed for and on behalf of respondents 3 and 5 to 8, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner in this writ petition, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two weeks, A copy of the order shall also be produced before this Court through the Government Pleader. A copy of this order and a copy of the counter affidavit filed by respondents 3 and 5 to 8 shall be produced by either of the parties before the District Collector for information and compliance. Post after two weeks. Handover the order. P.R.RAMAN, Judge. K.HEMA, Judge. kcv. -2- W.P.(C).NO.