IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2008 / 28TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 18201 of 2008(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ PUTHENKADA HANDLOOM WEAVER'S PRODUCTION-CUM-SALE) CO.OP.SOCIETY LTD.NO.T612, THIRUPURAM PO.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILES THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/06/2008, ALONG WITH W.P.(C) Nos.18168, 18169, 18182 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.18169, 18168, 18182 & 18201 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T Heard the learned counsel for the writ petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. These writ petitions are filed by different Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Societies. They claimed that they had conducted certain rebate sale under the directions of the Government. The Government policy provided extending credit facility to handloom industry. Under such circumstances, as held in W.P.(C) Nos.4476 of 2008 and other cases, the payment of rebate amounts cannot be delayed particularly when the rebate claim is made by the Co- operative Societies, which worked on amounts advanced by different institutions or individuals. In the aforesaid circumstances, the Director of Handloom & Textiles is directed to take a final decision on the amounts due to each of the petitioners and ensure that the same is disbursed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE skr/19/6/08