IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 23RD AUGUST 2011 / 1ST BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 22902 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SINDHU SOJI, AGED 35 YEARS, W/O.SOJI, THEKKANATH HOUSE, EAST CHERANALLUR P.O., KOOVAPADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING & GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. PIN - 682 030 2. THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, SQUAD NO.2, COMMERCIAL TAX MATTANCHERRY AT KARUKUTTY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.J. RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1. COPY OF THE DEALERS LICENSE DATED 1.10.2009 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER WHICH IS VALID UPTO 31.12.2009. P2. COPY OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE PETITIONER IN FORM M OF THE KMMC RULES, 1967 SHOWING THAT THERE IS A BALANCE OF 675 MT AS ON 25.11.2009. P3. COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 12.1.2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P4. COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 17.2.2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P5. COPY OF THE ORDER NO.ISM-II-11/2009-2010 DATED 18.3.2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDNET. P6. COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF FINE IMPOSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON EXHIBIT P4 NOTICE. P7. COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 20.7.2011 FOR RENEWING EXHIBIT P1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J --------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 22902 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of August, 2011. JUDGMENT Exhibit P1 dealers license was issued to the petitioner under Rule 48 C of the Kerala Minor and Mineral Concession Rules, 1967. Though the petitioner applied for renewal of the said license, renewal was not granted for the reason that the petitioner defaulted dues to the Sales Tax Department. The petitioner now submits that the sales tax liability has been fully discharged by a process of compounding. Petitioner relies on Exhibit P5 and P6 in support of this submission . Thereafter the petitioner submitted Exhibit P7 application requesting for orders on his application for renewal and orders have not been passed so far by the first respondent. It is with this grievance, the writ petition is filed. It is directed that the first respondent shall consider Exhibit P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks on production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE rkc //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE