IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31702 of 2011(K) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- M/S.SAMUEL & JOSEPH HOTEL PVT. LTD., MEPPADAM, CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 586, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.A.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O.K.A.KUMARAN. BY ADVS. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN, SRI.NIREESH MATHEW. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,THRISSUR-680 001. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, WADAKKANCHERRY, THRISSUR DISTRICT - PIN-680 586. 5. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, CENTRAL ZONE, ERNAKULAM-682 018. R1 TO R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MUHAMMED SHAFI.M. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.31702/2011 K APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 10/10/2011 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI. EXT.P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 18/10/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 29/9/2011 IN WPC.25951/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31702 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 29th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 J U D G M E N T Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 at the earliest. The petitioner had applied for licence under Rule 13 (3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. Exhibit P2 is the application. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has submitted the application on 18-10-2011, the same was not considered till date. It is submitted that Ext.P2 is pending before the 2nd respondent and the matter is under consideration of respondents 1 and 2. 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law expeditiously, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. AMG True copy P.A to Judge