IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8211 of 2008(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.M.MATHEW, AGED 59 YEARS, S/O.MATHAI, KAKKATT HOUSE, KATTAPPANA, UDUMBANCHOLA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN, ADV. SRI.NIREESH MATHEW. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.EXCISE COMMISSIONER, IDUKKI, OFFICE AT THODUPUZHA. 4. THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, UDUMBANCHOLA RANGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.8211 of 2008-C = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT 1.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Government Pleader for the respondents. 2.The case in hand is directly covered by the decision of the Apex Court in State of Kerala v. Unni and another [2007 (1) KLT 153]. A similar case has been dealt with in Ext.P7 judgment. 3.Following the aforesaid decisions, this writ petition is allowed quashing Exts.P2 to P5. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/