IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7728 of 2008(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- JAWAHARLAL MEMORIAL HANDLOOM WEAVERS (PRODUCITON CUM SALES) CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD NO.H.IND (T) 387,KAKKAMOOLA,KALLIYOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL MANAGER DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2008 ALONG WITH WPC Nos. 7743 & 7778 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) Nos. 7728, 7743 & 7778 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT These writ petitions are filed by Handloom Weavers' Co- operative Societies, which had conducted certain sales where rebate was given on the basis of governmental directions. The policy of the Government also provides for extending rebate facility for Handloom industry. Under such circumstances, the respondents cannot find any way to delay the disbursement of the rebate amounts that are due to the petitioners. For the aforesaid reasons, these writ petitions are allowed directing the Director of Handloom and Textiles to take a final decision on the amounts that are due to each of the petitioners in these writ petitions and disburse such amounts to them within an outer limit of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE ttb WPC No. 6246 OF 2008 2 WPC No. 6246 OF 2008 3