IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2009 / 27TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 19013 of 2009(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.A.SAJI S/O.ANTONY, AGED 40 YEARS, KODIYAN HOUSE PUDUKKADU PO, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN SRI.A.RAJAGOPALAN SRI.IMTHIYAZ AHAMED SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. PUDUKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PUDUKKADU PO, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN 686 301. *2. K.A.VILSON, AGED 53, S/O. ANTHONY, KODIYAN HOUSE PUDUKAD P.O., THRISSUR. * IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL SECOND RESPONDENT AS PER ORDER DATED 18.8.2009 IN IA 10278 OF 2009. ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN FOR R1 SMT.P.A.ANITHA SMT.DHANYA P.ASHOKAN FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 19013 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009 JUDGMENT I.A.10278 of 2009 is allowed. The impleaded additional respondent and the petitioner have a civil suit between them, for partition. The business “Sobha Sarees” is being conducted by the petitioner in that building. The pendency of that suit, by itself, is not a ground for the respondent to refuse renewal of licence. Under such circumstances, it is ordered that the application of the petitioner for renewal of licence will be taken up and ordered by the first respondent, without prejudice to the contentions of the additional respondent and the petitioner in the civil suit pending between them. Writ petition ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/19/8