IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2009 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7642 of 2009(A) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.B.HEMA, W/O.LATE K.G.VASU, KADAVIL VEEDU, KATTOOR VILLAGE, PONJANAM KADOOR P.O., MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY MR.RENJITH B.MARAR, ADVOCATE. MR.L.RAJESH NARAYAN IYER, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EXCISE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 4. DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PALAKKAD. 5. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, PALAKKAD. 6. EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, CHITTOOR. BY MS. K.R DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.7642 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims to be the legal heir of one 'K.G. Vasu', who held licence to run toddy shop Nos.2, 3, 5, 22 and 53/08-09 of Kollangode Excise Range. The said 'Vasu' died on 22.1.2009. By Ext.P2 dated 17.2.2009, the petitioner requested the 2nd respondent for transfer of licence in the name of the petitioner as the legal heir of 'K.G. Vasu'. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being considered by the 2nd respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The learned Government Pleader submits that the application for transfer of licence in the name of the petitioner has been received and is under consideration. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for transfer of the licence submitted by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a W.P.(c)No.7642/09 2 period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Notwithstanding the delay in considering the application, if ultimately the petitioner's right for transfer of the licence in her name is accepted, the right of the petitioner for preference at the time of auction for the next year shall be considered notwithstanding the fact that on account of the delay in considering the application for transfer there was an interregnum in the conduct of the toddy shops. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.7642/09 3