IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2009 / 1ST ASHADHA 1931 WA.No. 1276 of 2009 --------------- --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.20693/2004 Dated 09/06/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER ------------------------------------ SREENISHA.P.V, (LICENCEE OF ARD 48) ARAYAMKARA HOUSE, KODAKKAD.P.O, VIA CHETTIPADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.MATHEW RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS ---------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, THIRURANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A.No.1276 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 22nd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. Aggrieved by the order of the learned Single Judge dated 9th June, 2009, rejecting the prayer of the petitioner to quash Ext.P6 and declare that the petitioner is entitled to have given ARD licence No.48 of Nannambra Panchayat in Tirurangadi Taluk, the present writ appeal is filed. 2. Admittedly, the spouse of the petitioner/appellant is already holding an ARD licence and as such, as per the policy decision and Circulars, the petitioner/appellant is ineligible for having a second licence in the family. Moreover, it is also seen that the shop in question has been reserved for physically handicapped candidates. Considering these aspects, in our view, W.A.No.1276 of 2009 - 2 - the learned Single Judge was justified in rejecting the prayer of the petitioner/appellant. We see no merit in the writ appeal and accordingly it is dismissed. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge vns/vku