IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2011 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7915 of 2011(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.R.KOSHOREKUMAR, S/O.RAMAN, KALATHIL HOUSE, KANDALIYOOR, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. (LICENSEE OF T.S.NO.18,19 &20/10-11 OF MATTANCHERRY EXCISE RANGE). BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM, PIN 695001. 2. THE SECRETARY (SPECIAL GRADE), CHELLAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ANDIKADAVU P.O., KOCHI- 682 008. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE FOR R-1 ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY FOR R-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO. 7915 OF 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE CURRENT LICENCE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT P1(a) COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE CURRENT LICENCE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P1(b) COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE CURRENT LICENCE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT P2: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE LICENCE ISSUED FOR 2008-09 RENEWED FOR 2009-10. P2(a) COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE LICENCE ISSUED FOR 2008-09 RENEWED FOR 2009-10. P3: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE LICENCE ISSUED FOR 2007-08 IN RESPECT OF THE 'KANDAKADAVU NORTH' STOP. P3(a) COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE LICENCES FOR 2007-08 IN RESPECT OF THE 'KANNAMALI KADAPURAM' STOP. P4: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.AS 572/11 DATED 03.03.2011 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 10.03.2011 P6: COPY OF THE CONSENT LETTER DATED 22.03.2010. P7: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY SM P.A. TO JUDGE C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 7915 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, who is the licensee of toddy shop numbers 18, 19 and 20/10- 11 of Mattancherry Excise range under the Ernakulam Division, on being aggrieved by the delay in the matter of consideration of applications submitted by him and numbered respectively as 1696, 1697 and 1698 for obtaining licences under the Panchayat Raj (issuance of Licence to Dangerous and Offensive Trades and Factories) Rules, 1996, as is obvious from Ext.P7. The second respondent is the competent authority to consider and pass orders on such applications. Considering the fact that the petitioner has already submitted applications for D&O licence as is obvious from Ext.P7, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on the application referred to in Ext.P7 received from the petitioner in respect of toddy shops referred above and WPC.No.7915/2011 : 2 : pass orders thereon, expeditiously, at any rate on or before 30.3.2011. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge