IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2011 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 25999 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- C.K.SAROJINI, AGED 31 YEARS, W/O.VELAYUDHAN, PROPRIETIX, PULPALLY PETROLEUM, PULPALLY P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT-PIN-673 579. BY ADV. SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM AND NATRUAL GAS, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPRATION LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF REGIONAL MANAGER, KOZHIKODE RETAIL REGION, ALATHOOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-17, KANNUR ROAD, NEAR ALATHOOR, RAIWLAY STATION, PIN-673 303. 4. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANGER, ERNAKULAM,PIN-682 011. 5. BHARATH PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS TERRITORY MANAGER, ERNAKULAM,PIN-682 011. 6. DISTRICT COLLECTR, KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 121. 7. TAHSILDAR, SULATHANBATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 592. 8. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD, KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 121. 9. DINSHA, AGED 25 YEARS, W/O.SURESH, AZHIKKANIL HOUSE, CHETTAPALAM P.O., PULPALLY, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 579. 10. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 121. 11. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KENICHIRA POLICE STATION, SULATHANBATHERY TALUK, WAYANAD DISTRICT-673 592. ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASG OF INDIA FOR R1 SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR FOR R4 SRI.C.S.DIAS FOR R4 SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN FOR R4 SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR FOR R3 SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI FOR R3 SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS FOR R3 SRI.P.GOPINATH FOR R3 SR. G.P. SMT.MEERA FOR R2,6,7,8,10 & 11 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA NEWS PAPER DT.7.10.2009. P2: .DO. DT.5.10.2009. P3: .DO. DT.31.5.2009. P4: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DT.18.6.2010 IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY. P5: TRUE COPY OF MALAALA MANORAMA DAILY NEWS PAPER DT.19.2.2011. P6: .DO. DT.20.10.2010. P7: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DT.16.9.2011 PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY.. P8: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF NOTICE DT.27.9.2011 PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY. P9: TRUE COPY OF NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE NO.M1/2010/27659/12 DT. FEBRUARY 2011. P10: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF GUIDELINES NO.RW/NH-33023/19/99-DO-III DT.17.10.2003. P11: TRUE COPY OF GUIDELINES IRC NO.12/2009. P12: TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.16066/D3/09/F&CSD DT.17.9.09. P13: TRUE COPY OF GOVERNMENT CIRCULAR NO.16066/D3/2009/F&CSD DT.31.12.2010. P14: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.23.6.2011 IN W.A. NO.845/2011. P15: TRUE COPY OF TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THE PROPOSED SITE. P16: TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DT.14.7.2011. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag. C.J. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.25999 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 24th day of October, 2011. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, Ag. C.J. The very same issue raised in this W.P.(C) i.e. against the proposal to start new retail petroleum outlet near petitioner's existing outlet is considered and decided by this court in W.A. No.741/2011 and connected cases wherein this court held that new outlets should be permitted only after the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs.) including third and fourth respondents decide the need for new outlet based on the guidelines stated in the judgment. The petitioner, in our view, is well protected by the same judgment. We direct respondents 3 and 4 to follow the said judgment and consider the objections of the petitioner in the light of the common judgment abovereferred and to grant permit to the new outlet only if the same is permissible based on the guidelines issued in the judgment. If the judgment of this court is modified or 2 reversed by the Honourable Supreme Court, then naturally respondents should follow such judgment. W.P.(C) is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Acting Chief Justice P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms