IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6808 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M/S.PALGHAT HOTELS PVT. LTD., FORT PALACE HOTEL, WEST FORT ROAD, PALAKKAD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. M/S.HOTEL VEEYEMMAR INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD., SUDEVAN ROAD, PALAKKAD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. M/S.HOTEL KAIRALI, SHORNUR ROAD, PALAKKAD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER. 4. K.RAJENDRAN, 39/730, HARRIKKARA STREET, PALAKKAD, PROPRIETOR, HOTEL KAIRALI TOWERS AND HOTEL REVATHY, PALAKKAD. 5. V.MAHESH KUMAR, VENKATADRI, HARRIKKARA STREET, PALAKKAD, PROPRIETOR, HOTEL AMBADY, PALAKKD. 6. V.M.RADHAKRISHNAN, "NENEETITA", D.P.O.ROAD, PALAKKAD, PROPRIETOR, HOTEL SOORYA RESIDENCY, PALAKKAD. 7. M/S.KRISHNA GARDENS REGENCY PVT. LTD., REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.C.KRISHNAN, HOTEL SRICHAKRA INTERNATIONAL, PALAKKAD. 8. P.SISHEED KUMAR, MANAGING PARTNER, KALYAN TOURIST HOME, PALAKKAD. 9. A.PONNUMANI, PROPRIETOR, HOTEL CHANAKYA, ARUMUGHAN GARDENS, COIMBATORE ROAD, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD. /2/ 10. R.NITHIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.RAFAJA BUILDERS PVT. LTD., HOTEL SOORYA CONTINENTAL, SOORYA JUNCTION, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD. 11. C.P.DHANESH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.MUTHUVELAN SONS (P) LTD., HOTEL INDIRAPRASTHA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM SRI.DIPU.R SMT.MERCIAMMA MATHEW SRI.K.S.HARIDAS SRI.V.RENJITH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY FOR TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 4. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PALAKKAD. 5. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PALAKKAD. 6. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN SOUTH CIRCLE PALAKKAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.K. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.6808 OF 2010 (A) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are FL-3 licensees. They have filed this writ petition apprehending that on the eve of Manappulli Bhagavathi Vela, which is to take place on 4.3.2010, the respondents will issue an order under Section 54 of the Abkari Act, prohibiting sale of liquor. 2. When the case came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader submits that no request for the issue of an order under Section 54 of the Act has been received nor is there any proposal to issue such an order. In view of the above submission there is no reason for the petitioner to have any apprehension as mentioned in the writ petition. Therefore, recording the submission of the Government Pleader the writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC.No. /09 :2 :