IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37596 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.ANILKUMAR, S/O.K.V.KRISHNANKUTTY, KUDAKUTHUMPARABIL HOUSE, MUNDAMVELI P.O., COCHIN- 682507. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN SMT.NITA.N.S. SMT.P.A.RITA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER & ADMINISTRATOR, COCHIN FISHERIES HARBOUR, COCHIN- 682005. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, COCHIN PORT TRUST, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003. 3. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COCHIN PORT TRUST, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003- REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 4. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, NEW DELHI. 5. A.M.NAUSHAD, MEMBER, ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF COCHI FISHERIES HARBOUR, WILLINGDON ISLAND-682003. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI FOR R3 SRI. B.S. KRISHNAN (SR. ADVOCATE) (SC) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 37596 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 22nd day of December, 2010. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a licensee who has taken on licence a premises from the Cochin Port Trust. The period of licence is due to expire shortly. The petitioner applied for renewal of the licence. By Ext. P12 minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Committee of Cochin Fisheries Harbour dated 14.7.2010, a decision has been taken to take over the premises. The petitioner is aggrieved by the same. The petitioner submits that before taking that decision, the petitioner has not been given an opportunity of being heard. He has already filed Ext. P13 representation before the Board of Trustees. He seeks a direction to the Board of Trustees to consider his application for renewal after an opportunity of being heard. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Cochin Port Trust also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Board of Trustees of the Cochin Port Trust-the 3rd respondent herein, to take a decision on Ext. P13, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, before the petitioner is evicted from the premises. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.