IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2011 / 14TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 10730 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- 1. SURESH KUMAR.T, S/O UNNIKRISHNAN, THEKKEDATH HOUSE, POONGOD P.O., PIN-679327, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. VINOD.P, S/O NARAYANAN, PARAKKAL HOUSE, CHATHANGOTTUPURAM-679328, THOTTUPATTA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. PRAKASHAN.P., S/O NARAYANAN, PERUMBALATH HOUSE, CHOKKAD P.O., PIN-679355, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. RAMAKRISHNAN.P., S/O GOVINDAN, PARAKKAL HOUSE, CHATHANGOTTUPURAM-679328, THOTTUPATTA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. BHARTHARAJAN.K., S/O GANGADHARAN, KANNACHERI VEEDU, POONGOD P.O., PIN-679327, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.U.K.DEVIDAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, MALAPPURAM-676505. 3. THE RANGE OFFICER, EXCISE RANGE, KALIKAVU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676525. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.M.MUHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 10730 of 2011(M) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: IDENTITY CARDS OF THE PETITIONERS UNDER THE TODDY WORKERS WELFARE FUND SCHEME. RESPONDETS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R2(a): ORDER NO.XA1-23090/2010 DTD. 18.9.2010. ...... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.10730 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 5th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to reopen all toddy shops under the Kalikavu Excise Range except Toddy Shop No.5, Vaniambalam and for other incidental reliefs. 2. The learned Government pleader on instructions submitted that the Excise Commissioner had issued directions to take necessary steps to reopen the Toddy Shops in Kalikavu Range under Department Management Rules, vide letter dated 25.6.2011. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that Sri.K.K.Surendran, nominee of Kerala Toddy Tappers Union, has already submitted an application for running the Toddy Shop and that the process of reopening of the shops are now in progress. Recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-