IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5143 of 2010(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THRESYAMMA JOSEPH, W/O.LATE JOSEPH, KUNNEL HOUSE, POOVARANI VILLAGE, VILAKKUMADAM KARA, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM. BY ADVS. MR.P.P.THAJUDEEN, MR.MANSOOR.B.H. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, CIVIL SUPPLES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICE, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, MEENACHIL, PALAI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.5143/2010-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the widow of late Shri Joseph who was appointed as an authorised retail distributor for the ration articles, ARD No.307 in Meenachil Taluk. After his death, the same is attached to another one, namely, ARD No.306. The petitioner's younger son is also a full time salesman in ARD Nos.306/307. Earlier, he had sought for change of licence in his name but that was not considered. At that time, the petitioner submitted an application as per Ext.P3 and all other documents have also been produced along with the application. 2. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 within a time frame. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms