IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15958 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ B.ANWAR, S/O.BASHEER, AGED 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT THONDAMANNIL HOUSE, VALANCHUZHY, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.15958 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner's licence to run an authorised ration shop was cancelled by Ext.P2 order. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 review petition under Clause 71 of the Kerala Rationing Order 1966. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the cancellation is on the ground that the petitioner is abroad and he is not conducting the ration shop directly. The fact that he went abroad is admitted and therefore in order to verify his contentions, it is necessary to produce the passport of the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader, therefore, seeks a direction to the petitioner to produce his passport before the 1st respondent after which only his review petition can be considered. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no objection in producing the passport for verification by the W.P.(c)No.15958/08 2 1st respondent at the time of disposal of Ext.P3. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions. The 1st respondent shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce his passport in original at the time of hearing before the 1st respondent. If he does not produce the passport as directed above, the 1st respondent need not dispose of the review petition as directed above. The petitioner shall also forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.15958/08 3