IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 181 of 2008(V) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ SHIBI THOMAS, KONIKKARA HOUSE, VADANAPPALLY, CHAVAKKAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.T.R.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, CIVIL SUPPLIES COMMISSIONERATE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 3. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, CHAVAKKAD. 4. USHA, W/O. K.SUBRAMANIAN, KOLAZHIKARAN HOUSE, S.N.NAGAR, VADOOKARA,THRISSUR. 5. E.F. JOHNSON, AWD NO.3 CKD, CHAVAKKD TALUK. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 181 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: January 2, 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P2 is an appeal filed by the petitioner under clause 51(10) of the Kerala Rationing Order. It is stated that the said appeal is pending before the 1st respondent. The complaint of the petitioner is that although the appeal has been filed way back in 2006, the appeal has not been considered so far. 2. Taking into account the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and in the nature of the order that I propose to pass, I do not think it necessary to issue notice to respondents 4 and 5. 3. In view of the pendency of Ext.P2 appeal as stated above, I dispose of the writ petition directing that the 1st respondent shall take up and consider Ext.P2 appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this WP(C) 181/2008 Page numbers judgment. Before final orders are passed on Ext.P2, persons who are likely to be affected by any orders to be passed, will be heard by the 1st respondent. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-