IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2007 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 10941 of 2007(C) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------- 1. A.M. KRISHNAN, S/O. MADHAVAN, AGED 47 YEARS, ARACKAL HOUSE, NORTH THORAVU, P.O. PUDUKKAD, THRISSUR. 2. K.L. KUNJUVAREETH, S/O. LONAPPAN, AGED 54 YEARS, KURUSSERI HOUSE, CHENGALLOOR P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- PUDUKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUDUKKAD, THRISSUR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 10941 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of March, 2007 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioners who have applied to the respondent-Panchayat for licence for conducting agency of ayurvedic medicines in two different places in the Panchayat is that even as their applications for licence Exts.P1 & P2 are pending consideration by the Panchayat, the Panchayat authorities are interfering with their business. I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. Since Exts.P1 and P2 are apparently pending before the Panchayat, the Writ Petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions: If Exts.P1 and P2 have already been disposed of by the Panchayat, the Panchayat will immediately communicate the decision to the petitioners. If Exts.P1 & P2 are even now pending, the Panchayat will consider them, hear the petitioners and take a decision at the earliest and at any rate within one month of receiving copy of this judgment. At any rate till such time as the orders on the licence applications are communicated to the petitioners the Panchayat will permit the petitioners to maintain the status quo as obtaining today regarding their pharmaceutical business. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE btt WPC 2