IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2009 / 28TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21192 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.V.SADANANDA BAI, W/O. K.K.BABURAJAN, KAKKANAT HOUSE, CO-OPERATIVE ROAD, CHEMBUKAVU, TRICHUR-680 020. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, TRICHUR. 4. SRI. C.M.RAVI, MANAGING PARTNER, BLISSOTEL, KUNDALIYUR P.O., ENGANDIYOOR, TRICHUR DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GP V MANU ADV. SRI.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/08/2009 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX(WPC 21192/2007) PETITIONER'S EXTS. EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PARTNERSHIP DEED EXECUTED ON 25TH OCTOBER, 1984. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.12675 OF 2005 DATED 15.4.2005. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.XC6-10143/2005 DTD. 24.5.2005. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.XC 6-10143/05 DTD.8.7.2005. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 20.7.2005 GIVEN TO R3. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 34775 OF 2005 DTD. 13.2.2006. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 8322OF 2006 DTD. 23.3.2006. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 10131 OF 2006 DTD. 6.4.2006. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.XC6-10143/05 DTD. 25.4.2006. EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION FILED BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 22.5.2006. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 7536 OF 2006 DTD. 7.3.2007. EXT.P12 TRUE COPY OF THE G.O.(RT) NO.268/07/TD DTD 30.3.2007. EXT.P13 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ARBITRATORS DTD. 9.6.2007. EXT.P14 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.R2-2543/05 DTD. 19.7.2005. EXT.P15 TRUE COPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE NO.10143 OF 2005 DTD. 15.11.2005. EXT.P16 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.R2-2543/05 DTD. 19.7.2005. EXT.P17 TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DTD. 4.12.2007. EXT.P18 TRUE COPY OF THE PARTNERSHIP DEED EXECUTED ON 6.11.2002. lgk THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 21192 OF 2007 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner and the fourth respondent, through their respective learned counsel state that the disputes between them stand now concluded as per Ext.P17 award passed by the Arbitrator. Accordingly, they point out that the question of regularising the licence in the light of Ext.P4 could now be taken up by the competent statutory authority. Without prejudice to the contentions otherwise and leaving open such issues, respondents 2 to 4 are directed to take up Ext.P4 and P17 and consider the question of regularising the licence in terms of Ext.P4 at the earliest. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/20/8 24 th August, 2009 Spoke. Judgment stands. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/20/8