IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 17TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3980 of 2009(W) PETITIONERS: 1. SURYAMOL, AGED 35 YRS,D/O.PUSHKIN, SURYALAYAM HOUSE, PATTANAKKAD.P.O, WAYALAR, CHERTHALA,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. SUSEELA, W/O.PUSHKIN,SURYALAYAM HOUSE, PATTANAKKAD.P.O,WAYALAR, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DIST. 3. REMA, W/O.PUSHPANGADHAN,KANNAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, CHERTHALA.P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. P.BINDHU, W/O.LATE JAYAPPAN, JEENA BHAVAN, KAINAKARY,KUTTAMANGALAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 5. JEENA,AGED 25 YRS,D/O.LATE JAYYAPPAN, JEENA BHAVAN, KAINAKARY, KUTTAMANGALAM.P.O, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT. 6. JEENU, AGED 23 YRS, S/O.LATE JAYAPPAN, JEENA BHAVAN, KAINAKARY, KUTTAMANGALAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 7. JEETHULAKSHMI,AGED 19 YRS, D/O.LATE JAYAPPAN, JEENA BHAVAN,KAINAKARY, KUTTAMANGALAM.P.O, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY MR.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN ADV. MR.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENTS: 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETY TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, CHERTHALA, ALAPUZHA DISTRICT. ADV. MS. K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.3980 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioners 1 to 3 along with one Jayappan were the licencees of toddy shop Nos.110 to 115 in Group No.XXI of Cherthala Excise Range for the abkari year 2007-2008. The said Jayappan died. The petitioners 4 to 7 are the legal heirs of the deceased Jayappan. Petitioners 4 to 7 along with petitioners 1 to 3 have filed Ext.P1 application before the 2nd respondent for endorsing the name of the 4th petitioner as the nominee of the legal heirs of the deceased Jayappan in all the licences. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider W.P.(c)No.3980/09 2 and pass orders on Ext.P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd