IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2008 / 6TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 7674 of 2006(L) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- PALAKKAD DISTRICT PETROLEUM DEALERS ASSOCIATION, AYILYAM COMPLEX, MELAMURY JN., PALAKKAD, PIN-678 006, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE THOMAS (MEVADA) RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. P.K. MOHAMMED KUTTY HAJI, S/O. VEERAN KUTTY HAJI, PUTHUKKADI HOUSE, KUNDHIPUZHA, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. MANAGER, M/S. RELIANCE PETROLEUM CO. LTD., A & P ARCADE, SAHODARAN AYYAPPAN ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, COCHIN-682 016. 3. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, CALICUT. 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DIVISION, MALAPPURAM. 7. THE REGIONAL OFFICER, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS P.W.D. OFFICES, MUSEUM ROAD, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.P.MURALEEDHARAN, ADDL.CGSC - R3 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR - R4 TO 7 SRI.K.SHIBILI NAHA - R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.7674/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETHC OF THE SITE. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, MANNARKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH DT. 30.8.2005. EXT.P3:- CP[ NORMS FOR SETTING UP FUEL STATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT DT. 17.10.2003. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DT. 7.5.05 FORWARDED ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE IOC AUTHORITIES DT. NIL. EXT.P6;- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 1.3.05. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT. 31.3.05. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY SRI.A.K.GOPALAN BEFORE THE MINISTER P.W.D. DT. 22.2.06. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INTERSECTION. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT EXT.R1(a:- COPY OF THE COUNTER FILED BY THE SIT RESPONDENT IN WPC. 26373/05 DT. 19.10.05. EXT.R1(b):- COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE JOINT CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES CHENNAI DT. 12.5.06. EXT.R3(a):- COPY OF THE SITE SKETCH. EXT.PR3(b):- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 31.10.2005 OF SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, MANNARKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.7674 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT In the matter of conduct of Petroleum Retail Outlet there is already an interim order dated 8-3-2007 which reads as follows:- “Respondents 4 to 7 in these writ petitions are directed to ensure that respondents 1 and 2 do not carry on any activity in dealing with petroleum products in any manner from the outlet in question without appropriate licence of the competent authority under the Petroleum Rules.” Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said interim order. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.7674 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 27th June, 2008