IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2010 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6930 of 2010(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- MR.THOMAS. N.A., PROPRIETOR, M/S.NOBEL EXPLOSIVES, KADAYIRUPPU P.O., KOLANCHERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE JOINT SECRETARY (EXPLOSIVES), DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND PROMOTION, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G OF INDIA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 6930/2010-M APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPEAL MEMORANDUM DATED 03/03/2009 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT UNDER RULE 169 OF THE EXPLOSIVE RULES 1983. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.6930/2010-M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 15th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a dealer in explosives, running his firm upon the licences issued by the Explosives Department. He is aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Ext.P1 appeal filed against the order dated 07/01/2009 passed by the Chief Controller of Explosives, who is arrayed as the respondent in Ext.P1. The petitioner prays that Ext.P1 may be disposed of within a time frame. It is also mentioned that the appeal even though was heard no orders have been passed so far. 2. There will be a direction to the respondent herein to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1 within a period of one month if the Officer holding the post now is the same Officer who heard the appeal earlier. If the Officer who had heard the matter is no longer holding the said office for any reason, then the appeal will be re-heard and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms