IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 W.A.No.947 of 2006 --------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.12103/2005 DATED 16/01/2006 .................... APPELLANTS: PETITIONERS:- -------------------------------------------- 1. THE ARYA VAIDYA PHARMACY (COIMBATORE )LTD. AGENTS' ASSOCIATION, STATE COMMITTEE, REP. BY P. KUMARAN, GENERAL SECRETARY, KOZHIKODE. 2. K.M. NARAYANKUTTY, AGENT, THE ARYA VAIDYA PHARMACY (COIMBATORE) LTD., `CHAITHANYAM', KARUMATHIL MELETHIL, THAMARAKUZHI, MALAPPURAM-676 505. 3. V. SAJITH, AGENT, THE ARYA VAIDYA PHARMACY (COIMBATORE) LTD., VALARAMBATH HOUSE, H.NO.7/422, ENGINEERING COLLEGE P.O., CHEROOR, THRISSUR-9. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.M.SHERIF SRI.K.K.JAYASOORIAN SRI.P.M.KUNJIMOIDEENKUTTY SRI.P.A.MOHAMMED ASHROF SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH SRI.A.A.ZIYAD RAHMAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS IN W.P.(C):- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THRISSUR. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- H.L.Dattu,C.J. & M.C.Hari Rani,J. ------------------------------------------------------- W.A.No.947 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu,C.J. This Writ Appeal is directed against the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C).No.12103 of 2005 dated 16.1.2006. 2. The issues raised in this Writ Appeal are identical with the issues raised and considered by a Bench of this Court in the case of Rajendran.K.K. & another v. The Superintendent of Police, Kottayam & others [W.P.(C.).No.27008 of 2007 dated 9.4.2008]. 3. Respectfully following the observations made in the aforesaid writ petition, this Writ Appeal is also rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L.Dattu Chief Justice M.C.Hari Rani Judge vku/-