IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2008 / 13TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 37416 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.T.JOSEPH, MANAGING PARTNER, HOTEL CALICUT GATE, EXCEL COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, N.H.ROAD, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE 673 633. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOZHIKODE. FOR R1 TO R3, GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT ANU SIVARAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C) No. 37416 of 2007-D ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 3rd day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Having heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of directing that Ext.P2 application shall be taken up and considered, and final decision rendered without delay. Since, it is submitted on behalf of the respondents that the matter is pending before the Government, such decision shall be taken on the basis of the recommendation of the appropriate statutory authorities under the Abkari Laws. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge ms