IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2008 / 13TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 22916 of 2006(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- 1. P. NOTTAN VAIDYAR, S/O. LATE SRI.THEYYAN VAIDYAR, PADINJAREPURACKAL, PATHIRIYAN P.O., KARUVAMBURAM (VIA), MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 123. 2. VELAYUDHAN VAIDYAR, S/O. LATE SRI.PARANGODAN VAIDYAR SHRI DEVI BHAVAN, THIRUVALI, MULLAMBARA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. K.P. BALAKRISHNAN VAIDYAR S/O. LATE SRI.UNNIKUNJU VAIDYAR, KODAKKATTUPARAMBIL VEEDU, KAKKAPPARATHA, EDAKKARA P.O., NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-679 331. BY ADV. SRI.IMTHIYAZ AHAMED SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE EXCISE OFFICE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR K.J. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.22916/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE L-3 LICENCE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE L-3 LICENCE ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE L-3 LICENCE ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONE BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE IST PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4(a):- COPY OF THE INTIMATION OF THE RECIPT OF EXT.P4. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5(a):- COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE 3RD PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P6(a):- COPY OF THE RECEIPT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 22916 OF 2006 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: i) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to renew the L-3 licences of the petitioners without any further delay. Petitioners may produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition before the competent respondent, in which case, the matter will be duly examined by the said authority with notice to the petitioners and appropriate orders in accordance with law on the application filed by the petitioners will be passed within another three months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 22916 OF 2006 J U D G M E N T 04.07.2008