IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2008 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 14924 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ CHELLAMMA NARAYANAN, AGED 65 YEARS, W/O.LATE KUMARI NARAYANAN, PORIYAMKUNNEL HOUSE, MUTHOLAPURAM PO, ELANJI, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS (SR.) SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE EXICE COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THEASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PALAKKAD. 3. THE DIST.COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 4. THE C.I.OF EXCISE, PALAKKAD, 5. SILOMANY, W/O.P.K.VASU, PATHANAMPADAM HOUSE, EDATHARA DESOM, PARALI VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DIST. 6. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY SECRETARY, TAXES(A)DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADE SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).14924/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 19th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner's husband was a licensee along with the fifth respondent for the toddy shops in Group No.II in Parali Excise Range in Palakkad division for the abkari year 2007-08. Petitioner's husband died on 20.12.2007. An application was filed, purportedly invoking Rule 5 (18) of the Kerala Abkari Shops Disposal Rules 2002, for endorsing the name of the petitioner as the legal heir of the original license. Apparently, the District Collector has not accepted the application and therefore, it seems, the allotment has been effected in favour of the fifth respondent as such. According to the petitioner, the fifth respondent has no objection for the endorsement of the name of the petitioner in the place of her deceased husband. Apparently Ext.P3 application was submitted in this regard before the sixth respondent, the State. After hearing the learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the sixth respondent W.P.(C).14924/2008 2 to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, keeping in mind Ext.P2 judgment also, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner and the fifth respondent shall be heard before such orders are passed. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs