IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2009 / 12TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18717 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. BINOY, AGED 37 YEARS,S/O.SIVARAMAN, KANNAMBULLI HOUSE, CHENTHRAPPINI KARA, CHANTHRAPPINNI VILLAGE, KODUNGALLUR TALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. A.S.PRASAD, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. A.K.SREEDHARAN, ARACKAPARAMBIL HOUSE CHEMBANKUNNU KARA, KUTTICHIRA VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY SECRETARY TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE ERNAKULAM. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, EXCISE RANGE OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.18717 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners, among other things, seek a direction regarding renewal of a toddy shop licence on grounds referable to the law laid in Unni v. State of Kerala [2003(3) KLT 306]. The issue stands covered against the petitioners by the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Komalan v. State of Kerala [1999(2) KLT 744]. This writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.4/7.