IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7043 of 2010(E) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. MOHANAN, S/O.JANAKI AMMA, MADHURAKOTTIL HOUSE, THRIKKANDIYOOR P.O., TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. ABDURAHIMAN, S/O.KASIM, AGED 47 YEARS, CHERUKATTIL HOUSE, POKKAYIL BAZAR, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. MOIDEEN @ KUNJIBAVA, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.HAMSA, CHANDRATHIL HOUSE, MUTHUR, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MALAPPURAM. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.7043 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners herein are small traders of fire crackers in Tirur Municipality. The sale of small fire crackers in Tirur town is mostly confined to festival season, like Vishu, Deewali, Ramzan, Bacreed, etc. 2. The petitioners have been performing the business for a number of years. They had obtained necessary licence under the Explosives Rules issued by the Additional District Magistrate Malappuram which are produced as Exts.P1, P1(a)and P1(b). The licence is being renewed from time to time based on the report submitted by the Tahsildar to the District Collector Malappuram. 3. It is pointed out that as the permanent licences were not being issued, temporary licence were being issued from 25/3/2008 onwards. Accordingly they were continuing the business in their respective shop rooms after obtaining temporary licences. Exts.P3 and P4 are the copies of the said temporary licences issued to the petitioners. In the present case the petitioners were granted temporary licence by the second W.P.(C)No.7043 of 2010 2 respondent from March 2008 onwards till October 2009. Petitioners have filed applications for a temporary licence for the period of two months in view of the Vishu and Easter Festival season. It is pointed out that applications are kept pending without any action. 4. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that steps are being taken to dispose of the applications. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the light of the coming festival season the applications may be disposed of within a specified time limit. 5. Therefore there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P9 to P9(b) applications for grant of temporary licence to the petitioners expeditiously at any rate before 31/3/2010. The petitioner will produce the copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj