IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2007 / 21ST ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 14522 of 2004(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. D. RAJKUMAR, MANAGING PARTNER VICTORY TOURIST HOME & CENTRAL BAR, KUNNAMKULAM. 2. K.V. PADMANABHAN, MANAGING PARTNER VICOTRY TOURIST HOME & CENTRAL BAR, KUNNAMKULAM. 3. D. RAJEEV, MANAGING PARTNER HOTEL LAKE VIEW, KOLLAM. 4. V.G. MURALEEDHARAN, MANAGING PARTNER HOTEL LAKE VIEW, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN, SMT.BINDU K. NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TAXES (G) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, EXCISE, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER THRISSUR. 4. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOLLAM. W.P.(C). NO.14522/2004: 5. KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MANOJ KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.14522/2004: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. GO. (MS). NO. 50/04-TD DTD. 18/03/04. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER ISSUED IN THIS REGARD PARTIALLY MODIFYING EXHIBIT P1 ORDER ON 29/03/04. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE FOREIGN LIQUOR (AMENDMENT) RULES 2004 BROUGHT OUT BY NOTIFICATION DTD. 31/03/04. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 05/04/04 BEFORE THE R.3. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 05/04/04 BEFORE THE R.4. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 04/05/04 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN W.P.(C). 13829/04. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 26/03/04 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN C.M.P. 1772/02 IN W.A. 357/02. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P. (C). NO. 14522 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of July, 2007. J U D G M E N T In the matter of licence fee of FL-3 licence, in case the petitioners have still any grievance in view of the change in the policy, they may approach the first respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp