IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31846 of 2011(E) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- ARUNRAJ,AGED 25 YEARS,S/O.M.K.REJENDRAN PILLAI, PROPRIETOR,HOTEL SREEVALSAM RESIDENCY, VEMBAYAM P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT- 695 615. BY SRI.C.C.THOMAS, SENIOR ADVOCATE, BY ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW, SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, NEDUMANGADU,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 541. 5. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, SOUTHERN RANGE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- PIN 695 541. R1 TO R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.MOHAMMED SHAFFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.31846/2011 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1. PHOTOCOPY OF THE STAR CLASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DATED 28.6.2011 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI. EXHIBIT-P2. PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 11.7.2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P3. PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 15.11.2011 IN WP(C) NO.30347/2011 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 31846 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed for a direction commanding respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 at the earliest. 2. When the matter is taken up for consideration at the admission stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P2 application is pending consideration before the lst respondent and requests this Court to direct the lst respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application within a time frame. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the lst respondent to consider Ext.P2 application filed by the petitioner and pass orders thereon within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.