IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2010 / 27TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24911 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE KOTTAYAM AND IDUKKI DISTRICTS PETROLEUM DEALERS ASSOCIATION,REG.NO.K 165/2002, REP.BY JOSE KANIVELI,PETRO BHAVAN, KODIMATHA,KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD., REP;BY THE GENERAL MANAGER,INDIAN OIL CORPORATION, PANAMPILLY NAGAR,KOCHI-682036. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER,INDIAN OIL CORPORATION,PANAMPILLY NAGAR,KOCHI-682036. ADV.E.K.NANDAKUMAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 24911 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 18th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a registered association of petroleum dealers of Kottayam and Idukki districts. They are now aggrieved by the alleged oral direction issued by the 1st respondent directing the dealers to avail of the service of the trucks offered by the transporting contractors for transporting petroleum products from the 1st respondent to the retail outlets of the petroleum dealers, instead of using own trucks of the dealers. In respect thereof, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents also. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity fo being heard to the petitioner . Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2