IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7270 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SPENCER'S RETAIL LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, 30/286, PANICKER FOUNDATION, PETTA JUNCTION, TRIPUNITHURA, KOCHI-682 038, REPRESENTED BY ITS BUSINESS HEAD-KERALA, RAJU MENON, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O. LATE M.R.NAIR. BY ADV. SRI.H.B.SHENOY SRI.B.ASHOK SHENOY SMT.LAKSHMI B.SHENOY SRI.ABU MATHEW SRI.SOBHAN GEORGE SRI.THOMAS P.MAKIL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. EDARIKODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, EDARIKODE P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 501. 2. THE SECRETARY, EDARIKODE GRAMA PANCHAYAT, GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, EDARIKODE P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 501. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.IBRAHIM SRI.THOMSTINE K.AUGUSTINE SRI.C.N.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No. 7270 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Sri.P.K.Ibrahim enters appearance for the Panchayat. He submits that the Secretary of the Panchayat will not have any objection to pass orders on Exts.P1 and P2 licence application immediately, if directed in that regard by this court. Considering the submissions, I dispose of the writ petition itself issuing the following directions: The second respondent shall take up Exts.P1 and P2 immediately, imbibe the spirit of the order of the Tribunal-Ext.P4 and pass orders on the same at the earliest and at any rate within ten days of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.