IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID SATURDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30854 of 2011(F) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- M/S.YESAR REGENCY KARIMUGAL, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, C.K.SHAJI, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.KURUVILLA BY ADV. SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY, TAXES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ERNAKULAM-682017 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, (KUNNATHUNADU)PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DIST-683542 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.MUHAMMED SHAFI M. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.30854/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1:-COPY OF THE STAR CASSIFICATION CERTIFICATE DTD 10/10/2011 ISSUED BY THE INDIAN TOURISM DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI EXT.P2:-COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD 17/10/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXT.P3:-COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DTD 29/9/2011 INWPC NO.25951/11 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 30854 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of November 2011. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 2. The writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus or a direction commanding the respondents 1 and 2 to pass orders on Ext.P2 at the earliest. The petitioner had applied for license under Rule 13(3) of the Foreign Liquor Rules. Ext.P2 is the application. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has submitted the application on 17.10.2011, the same has not been considered till date. It is submitted that Ext.P2 is pending before the 2nd respondent and the matter is under consideration of respondents 1 and 2. 3. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to W.P.(C) No.30854/2011 2 consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al