IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 33536 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NIZAR V.S., AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.V.P.SYED MOHAMMED, VELLUPARAMBIL HOUSE, POOMALA, THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF SRI.A.MUHAMMED HASHIM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, THODUPUZHA. 4. AYSHA ABDUL KAREEM, CHEEMBARAYIL VEEDU, KOOVAKANDOM P.O., POOMALA, THODUPUZHA. BY GP SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).33536/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 13th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a physically handicapped person who responded to a notification issued by the third respondent inviting application for appointment of retail distributor of ration shop No.174 in Ward No.VII of Thodupuzha Municipality. Fourth respondent is also a claimant. Third respondent appointed the petitioner and against the same, fourth respondent approached the District Collector. Collector accepted the appeal filed by the fourth respondent and the petitioner preferred a revision before the second respondent, the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, against the said order. Commissioner in turn accepted the petitioner's revision and upheld the order passed by the DSO. Fourth respondent has filed a second revision before the Government. Government as per Ext.P3 order stayed the order passed by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies. Petitioner is aggrieved by the delay in the disposal of revision by the Government and has submitted Ext.P4 in this regard. W.P.(C).33536/2008 2 2. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to expeditiously pass orders on the revision filed by the fourth respondent against Ext.P2 order passed by the Commissioner at the earliest, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This shall be done after hearing the petitioner as also the fourth respondent and any other affected parties. Petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with the copy of the judgment before the Government for compliance. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs