IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 10917 of 2008(Y) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- C.A.LONAPPAN, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.ANTONY, CHEERAMBAN HOUSE, MANAGING PARTNER, HOTEL SAAYOOJ, EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MR.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR, ADVOCATE. MS.P.A.ANITHA, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY MS. K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.10917/2008 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF THE FL3 LICENSE, ISSUED TO SMT.E.L. GRACY. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 4.12.06 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT. P3 : COPY OF the PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER DATED 06.03.07. EXT. P3(a) : COPY OF THE RENEWAL APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 22.03.07 FOR THE YEAR 2007-08. EXT. P4 : COPY OF the NOTICE DTD. 31.07.07 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT. P5 : COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 9.11.07 ISSUED BY THE EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR PONNANI. EXT. P6 : COPY OF the NOTICE DTD. 16.1.08 ISSUED BY THE EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR PONNANI. EXT. P7 : COPY OF the NOTICE DTD. 28.11.07 ISSUED BY THE EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR PONNANI. EXT. P8 : COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DTD. 19.3.08 ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE. EXT. P9 : COPY OF THE RENEWAL APPLICATION ALONG WITH THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE DEMAND DRAFTS FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DTD. 24.03.08. EXT. P10 : COPY OF the COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER TO THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DTD. 04.03.08. EXT. P11 : COPY OF LETTER DTD. 22.01.07 OF THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER MALAPPURAM. EXT. P12 : COPY OF THE DRAFT PARTNERSHIP DEED SENT ALONG WITH EXT. P11. EXT. P13 : COPY OF the FINAL PARTNERSHIP DEED DTD. 19.03.2007. WP(C).No.10917/2008 EXT. P14 : COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 01.04.07 WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENT SEAL OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION ALONG WITH PRESCRIBED NOTICE. EXT. P15 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 05.02.09 ALONG WITH THE CERTIFICATE FROM REGISTRAR OF FIRMS. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.10917 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The grievance put forward by the petitioner in this writ petition is regarding endorsement in FL-3 licence, the name of the petitioner as the Managing Partner of the firm which holds the licence. The application for substitution of the Managing Partner has been already allowed by the 1st respondent. But endorsement in the licence is yet to be made. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P15 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P15 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and W.P.(c)No.10917/08 2 pass orders on Ext.P15 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, before the date of renewal of the licence. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd