IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 8393 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M/S. S.K. SANKARA NARAYANA IYER SONS, INDIAN OIL DEALERS, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY S.K. SAHASRANAMAN, PARTNER. BY MR.T.S.RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI, ADVOCATE. MR.O.K.MURALEEDHARAN, ADVOCATE. MR.T.H.CHACKO, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPT., GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, THRISSUR. ADDL R5. PARUKUTTY AMMA, PROPRIETOR, M/S. KRISHNA AGENCIES, INDIAN OIL DEALER (KWD), WEST PERINGAM, THRISSUR - 18. (ADDL R5 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.No.4738/2010 DTD. 06.04.2010). BY MR.P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.8393 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is a kerosne wholesale dealer in Thrissur Taluk. It is averred that the petitioner was functioning from 1964 onwards. The petitioner was having two licences bearing Nos.6/13/TCR and 13/TSR in the same Taluk. 2. There were certain complaints by one K.Parukutty Amma alleging that one of the licences has been issued not properly. There were different proceedings by the respective authorities and the parties had also appeared before this Court in various writ petitions. 3. In the present writ petition, the main prayer is to quash Exhibit P2, an order passed by the District Collector dated 16.02.2005. The petitioner seeks for a further direction commanding the 3rd respondent to restore the KWD No.6/13/TSR to the petitioner. 4. It is averred in paragraph 9 of the writ petition that the W.P.(C) No.8393/2010 2 District Collector has reported back the matter to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies seeking an enquiry by the Vigilance Department by Exhibit P6. According to the petitioner, a reference as such was not required and the matter could have been decided by the District Collector itself. 5. Subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, the petitioner has filed Exhibit P7 representation before the Commissioner of Civil Supplies. It is prayed that the Commissioner of Civil Supplies may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit P7 within a time frame. I am not expressing anything on the merits of the matter. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent Commissioner of Civil Supplies to take a decision on Exhibit P7, after hearing the petitioner and the other licencee namely, Smt.K.Parukutty Amma, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp