IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26662 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TRAVANCORE PAPER MILLS PVT.LTD., KADUVINAL P.O., VALLIKKUNNAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, DR.K.S.HARILAL. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, VALLIKKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, VALLIKKUNNAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 690 501. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.26662/2010-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a private limited company who set up a manufacturing unit at Vallikunnam within the area of the respondent-Panchayat. It is averred in the writ petition that the commercial production started on 15/10/1997 and the licence granted initially was valid upto 31/03/1998, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P2. It is pointed out that the licence was being renewed every year. The petitioner submitted an application for renewal, for the year 2010, after remitting the licence fee of Rs.5,337/- as per Ext.P3 receipt. It is further pointed out that all other statutory clearances have been obtained also. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to consider the application for renewal and grant renewed licence. There will be a direction to the respondent to take a decision on the application for renewal submitted by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment after considering various permits produced by the petitioner and other permits issued by the statutory authorities. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE