IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17681 of 2010(I) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- SHAJI SKARIA, AGED 49,S/O.SKARIA, PROPRIETOR, M/S.NEW BHARAT MEDICALS, 1/276, ROOM NO.3, UDUMPANOOR P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE MR.ARJUN S.RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ASST.DURGS CONTROLLER AND LICENCING AUTHORITY OFFICE OF THE ASST. DRUGS CONTROLLER, CENTRAL ZONE, ERNAKULAM. MR. P.NARAYANAN – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.17681 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a licencee under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. That licence has been suspended for thirty days by Ext.P2 order. Challenging that order, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 appeal before the appellate authority and Ext.P3 petition before the original authority for keeping the order in abeyance. The petitioner submits that the suspension is without any reason. I am not inclined to consider the matter on merits, in so far as the same is pending before the appellate authority. However, the appellate authority should consider the application for stay immediately. Accordingly, if the petitioner files an application for stay, the appellate authority shall consider and pass orders on the same within one week from the date of receipt of the application for stay. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd