IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 28501 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.VIKRAMAN, PROPRIETOR, BROTHERS ENGINEERING WORKS BY-PASS ROAD, KILLIPALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. HEALTH OFFICER, FORT ZONAL OFFICER TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION, TRIVANDRUM 3. NEELAKANTA PILLAI, S/O.KAILASAMPILLAI, TC.NO.39/1522, KILLIPALAM, MANACAUD VILLAGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SHRI.P.K.MANOJ KUMAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.28501 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 7th day of October, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner purchased a running concern on 5.9.1994. The same was being run as a partnership firm as per Ext.P1, for which a licence was obtained. Subsequently the partnership firm was dissolved by Ext.P4 and the petitioner applied for fresh licence as per Exts.P5 and P13. While the applications for licence were pending, the 1st respondent issued Ext.P14 notice to close down the work shop. The petitioner challenges Ext.P14 notice in this writ petition. I am not inclined to go into the correctness of Ext.P14 notice at this point of time since admittedly Ext.P13 application for licence is pending before the 1st respondent. Having received Ext.P13 application, the 1st respondent has a duty to pass orders on the same expeditiously. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 application as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2