IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15966 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- G.JAYESH, S/O.GOPALAN, RESIDING AT 'MANGALA', KOYILANDI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, MANAGING PARTNER, G.R.AGENCIES, KOYILANDI. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.MOHAMMED NIAS RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KOYILANDI JILLA RATION DEALERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.15966 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner was an applicant for appointment as an Authorised Wholesale Distributor at Koyilandy Taluk under the Kerala Rationing Order. However, the 2nd respondent-Society was preferred to the petitioner. The petitioner's appeal before the Commissioner of Civil Supplies did not meet with success. Therefore, he has filed Ext.P4 before the 1st respondent which is styled as an appeal. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the nature of the order I propose to pass I do not think it necessary to issue notice to the 2nd respondent at this juncture. After hearing both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, W.P.(c)No.15966/08 2 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.15966/08 3