IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2011 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8599 of 2011(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. M.K.ALAVI, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.PRABHA SALES CORPORATION, KEROSENE WHOLESALE DEPOT-13, PARAPPANANGADI, TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. KOOLATHU MOHAMMED, PROPRIETOR, M/S.KODATHU MOHAMMED, KEROSENE WHOLESALE DEPOT-20, PARAPPANANGADI, TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. M.K.VANAJAKSHI, D/O.LATE RAMACHANDRAN, PROPRIETOR, M/S. JAI JAWAN AGENCIES, KEROSENE WHOLESALE DEPOT-19, PARAPPANANGADI, TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE MR. S.SUJIN MS. NITA.N.S. RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, TALUK SUPPLY OFFICE, TIRURANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. PIN 676 101 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES (D) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN 695 001 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN 695 001 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P. N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 8599 OF 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 18th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners have approached this Court with the following prayers : i. To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to call for the records leading to Exts. P15, P16 and P17 and quash the same. ii. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 1st respondent to re-consider Exts. P12 to P14 replies submitted by the petitioners and hear the petitioners before taking a decision pursuant to the show- cause notice, and not to enforce Exts. P15, P16 and P17 until such decision is taken. iii. Award to the petitioner the costs of these proceedings; and iv. Grant such other and further reliefs as are just, proper and necessary or may be prayed for. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the only relief sought for is to direct the first respondent to reconsider Exts. P12 to P14 replies submitted in response to the show cause notices issued with regard to the issue projected in this Writ Petition. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. Going though the pleadings and materials on record and after hearing both the sides, this Court finds that the matter has to be W.P. (C) No. 8599 of 2011 : 2 : reconsidered, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. In the said circumstances, the first respondent is directed to reconsider Exts. P12 to P14 and pass appropriate orders thereon, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'one month' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 'Status quo' as on today, shall be maintained till such appropriate orders are passed. Petitioners shall produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of Writ Petition before the first respondent for further steps. The Writ Petition is disposed of P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd