IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37767 of 2008(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.J.VARGHESE, S/O.JOSEPH, KADANATHOTTU HOUSE, CHUZHALI.P.O,MAVILERI, THRIKKANDAPURAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY SRI.ABHILASH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTE BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIATE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, CHENGALAYI GRAMA PANCHAYATH. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C)No. 37767 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P2 application submitted by the petitioner for a licence to keep pigs. I directed the petitioner to inform this court as to whether Ext.P2 application is under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act (Issue of Licence to Dangerous and Offensive Trades and Factories) Rules, 1996 (D&O Rules) or whether it is under Kerala Panchayat Raj (Licensing of Pigs and Dogs) Rules, 1998 (Pigs & Dogs Rules). The petitioner now submits that application has not been filed under the D&O Rules. I have already held that for rearing pigs for sale, the licence to be applied is under the D&O Rules. Therefore if the petitioner files an application under the D&O Rules, the 2nd respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the application. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs