IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2008 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 29177 of 2008(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.G. PRASANNAKUMAR, S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN UNNITHAN, AGED 43 YEARS, PRASANNA BHAVANAM, VADAKADATHUKAVU, ERATHU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS SRI.ROSHEN.D.ALEXANDER RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- ADOOR MUNICIPALITY, OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPALITY, ADOOR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ADV. SRI.VARGHESE P.THOMAS FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29177 of 2008 EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LICENSE OF THE YEAR 1987-88 ISSUED BY THE ERSTWHILE LOCAL BODY DT.1.3.88. EXT.P1(a): COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR PAYING LICENSE FEE FOR THE YEAR 1987-88. EXT.P1(b): COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR PAYING LICENSE FEE FOR THE YEAR 1988-89. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REFERENCE FILED UNDER SECTION 125(3) OF THE KERALA LAND REFORMS ACT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 22.9.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P3(a): COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD 22.9.2008. EXT.P3(b): COPY OF THE RECEIPT NUMBERED AS 1810 DTD. 22.9.2008 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.29177 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner filed Ext.P3 application for licence/renewal of licence before the respondent for conducting fruit shop. According to the petitioner, the petitioner’s father was conducting the shop from 1968 onwards with licence and on his death, the petitioner took over the possession of the building in question. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 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 W.P.(c)No.29177/08 2 the petitioner. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd