IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 332 of 2010(N) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- A.SANTHOSH KUMAR (ARD NO.42), PARASSALA PANCHAYATH, RESIDING AT BHAVAVATHIVILASOM BUNGLOW, MURIYANKARA, NEDUVAMVILA, PARASSALA P.O., NEYYATTINKARA TALUK. BY MR.M.BALAGOVINDAN, ADVOCATE MR.T.K.ANANDA PADMANABHAN, ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, NEYYATTINKARA. 5. A.L.ANANDAKUMARI, CHANDRAVILASAM BANGLOW, NEDUVANVILA, PARASSALA P.O., NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P.NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.332 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the licencee of ARD No.42 of Parassala panchayath. The father of the petitioner was the licencee and after his death, the mother of the petitioner was appointed as ARD on 16.08.2005. On her request the licence was transferred to the petitioner as per Exhibit P1. 2. It appears that the 5th respondent who is the sister of the petitioner filed a complaint in the matter raising a claim in respect of the ration shop which is alloted to the petitioner. Various proceedings were issued and ultimately by Exhibit P5, the 1st respondent directed the 3rd respondent to consider the applications if any filed by the parties duly cancelling the order appointing the petitioner as the ARD. Subsequently, a show cause notice was issued as per Exhibit P6. Aggrieved by Exhibit P5, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P7 appeal before the Government. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for a W.P.(C) No.332/2010 2 direction to the Government to take a decision in the matter within a time frame. It is also prayed that the Government may be directed to take a decision on the application for stay as otherwise the petitioner will have to face the consequences as shown in Exhibit P6. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on Exhibit P7 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and the 5th respondent herein. In the meanwhile, the application for stay will also be considered and appropriate decision will be taken within a period of one month after hearing the parties and till that the proceedings as per Exhibit P6 will be kept in abeyance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp