IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 10743 of 2001(D) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.T. JOSE, SECRETARY, COCONUT PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, ARPPOOKKARA WEST P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K) SRI.BABY THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM. BY G.P. SMT. SMITHA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP 17243 OF 2001 IN OP 10743 OF 2001 DISMISSED 3.3.2008 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. SD/-T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 26.2.2001 N G O (MS) NO. 17/2001/TD EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 17.3.2001 NO. G.O.P.NO. 26/2001/Td RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. ` TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P. No. 10743 OF 2001 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. In view of periodical change in abkari policy, the rule under challenge probably has no relevance as of now. In any case, there was no stay against operation of the rule. O.P. is closed leaving freedom to the petitioner to challenge the current rules, if there is any grievance. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2