IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34576 of 2010(V) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MR.A.G.RAVINDRAN, S/O.JAGADEESAN, AGED 66 YEARS, RESIDING AT ALAYIL HOUSE, S.N.PURAM, KOTHAPARAMBU P.O., KODUNGALLUR, PIN-680 668. BY ADV. SRI.S.R.DAYANANDA PRABHU RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. COCHIN DEVASWOM, ROUND NORTH, THRISSUR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY - 680 005. 2. SPECIAL DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, ROUND NORTH, THRISSUR - 680 005. 3. THIRUVANCHIKULAM GROUP ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANCHIKULAM DEVASWOM OFFICE, KODUNGALLUR - 680 664. *ADDL.R4 IMPLEADED: R4. THE ADDL.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, THRISSUR. (*ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 16/11/2010 IN WPC.) BY ADV. SRI. N.REGHURAJ, SC, CDB R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.34576 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The petitioner was the successful bidder for different preceding years, even continuously, for the contract in relation to 'Vedi Vazhipadu' for Sree Kurumba Bhagavathi Temple in Kodungallur. He has come to this Court now because the Devaswom Board insists on production of explosives licence at the time of auction. In fact, he stands by Ext.P3 judgment issued by this Court during the previous years. All that is required is that if the operator, following the successful auction, needs to hold any particular licence, he should have it. This is all that is meant by saying that if he has a short fire licence, he can carry out the operation as stated in Ext.P3. Learned Senior Government Pleader says that the ADM has instructed that in so far as the Kodungallur temple is concerned, the CDB has licence for the storage of explosives. Therefore, the petitioner can be WPC.34576/10 2 permitted to participate in the auction and if he becomes the successful tenderer, he will be granted the work on production of such licence as may be required for an operator in terms of the law relating to explosives. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. P.BHAVADASAN, Judge. kkb.18/11.