IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 4841 of 2009(B) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- BHASKARAN NAIR, S/O. PADMANABHAN NAIR, AGED 60 YEARS, JYOTHIS BHAVAN, NEDUMKUNNAM, CHANGNASSERY, KOTTAYAM DIST. BY ADV. MR.C.S.MANILAL MR.M.K.SUBHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, COMMISSIONERATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOTTAYAM. 3. VIJAYAMMA, W/O. PURUSHOTHAMAN, THEKKEPARAMBIL, TRIKODITHANAM, CHANGANASSERY, 4. SREENIVASAN, S/O. VASU, THEKKEPARAMBIL, THRIKODITHANAM, CHANGANACHERRY. ADV. MR.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP FOR R3-4 MR.S.MANU FOR R3-4 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 4841 of 2009 EXT.P1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DATED ¼/2008 EXT.P2; COPY OF THE WRITTEN SUBMISSION BY THE PETITIOENR TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3; COPY OF THE WRITTEN SUBMISSION BY THE PETITIOENR TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHOWING RECEIPT OF EXT.P3. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHOWING RECEIPT OF EXT.P2. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.4841 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to consider his objections regarding continuance of the toddy shop by respondents 3 and 4 in a property owned by the petitioner. According to the petitioner, in view of Rule 7(4) of the Abkari Shops Disposal Rules 2002, the licence cannot be renewed without consent from the landlord. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 3 and 4 submits that they have already decided to shift the toddy shop to another place and appropriate steps have been taken in that regard. This submission is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd