IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2010 / 29TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1814 of 2010(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ P.K.BALAN, S/O.KUMARAN, POZHEKADAVIL HOUSE, K.S.E.B, E-10-4, ASPK NAGAR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR. 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 1814 OF 2010 (B) ===================== Dated this the 19th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's prayer is for a direction to renew Ext.P1, FL-3 licence which was issued to the petitioner. He is the Managing Partner of a firm, which is running a hotel under the name and style, Hotel Panchavady. After the licence was granted, the same was refused to be renewed on the allegation that the petitioner was a defaulter of Abkari dues. Petitioner states that the issue regarding the alleged default and arrear was subject matter of litigations which has culminated in Ext.P5 order of the Supreme Court, exonerating him from the liability and he says that money is due to be refunded to him. According to the petitioner, now that the controversy has been settled by the Apex Court by Ext.P5, he is entitled to have his licence renewed. 2. Seeking renewal of the licence in the aforesaid background, he has filed Ext.P6 representation to the 2nd respondent and even on that representation, orders have not been passed. It is in this background the writ petition is filed. 3. If as stated by the petitioner, he is no longer a WPC 1814/10 :2 : defaulter, his request for restoration of the licence needs to be considered. Now that Ext.P6 is pending, I direct the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P6 in the light of Ext.P5 referred to above, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp