Babu Joseph vs State Of Kerala
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         IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                            PRESENT

     THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR

                               &

         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY

THURSDAY, THE 04TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 15TH MAGHA,1942

                   WP(C).No.26011 OF 2017(S)

PETITIONER:

              BABU JOSEPH
              PUTHANGADI VEEDU,
              CHALAKUDY P.O.,THRISSUR.680 307.

              BY ADV. SRI.T.RAJESH

RESPONDENTS:

     1        STATE OF KERALA
              REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,
              EXCISE BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 033.

     2        DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ABKARI)
              OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER,
              VIKASBHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
              KERALA, PIN-695 033.

     3        JOINT EXCISE COMMISSIONER
              CENTRAL ZONE, PALARIVATTOM,
              ERNAKULAM-682 025.

     4        P.K.PRATHAPAN
              63/16-17,
              M/S.HOTEL LUCYA DRIVE IN RESTAURANT,
              CHALAKUDY-680 307.


              SR.GP SURIN GEORGE IPE,BASIL MATHEW

     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD
ON 04-02-2021, THE COURT ON TH SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
        W.P(C).26011/2017
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                                    JUDGMENT

Dated this the 4th day of February, 2021

S. Manikumar, CJ.

Petitioner has sought for the following relief :

"i) Call for records in connection with Exhibits P3 and P4 and to quash the same by issuing a writ of certiorari.

ii) Issue a writ of mandamus compelling respondents 1 to 3 to take immediate action to cancel the Foreign Liquor licencne obtained by the 4th respondent for Hotel Lucya."

2. Mr. Basil Mathew, representing learned counsel on record,

submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous.

Placing on record the above, writ petition is dismissed as

infructuous.

Sd/-

S. Manikumar, Chief Justice

Sd/-

Shaji P. Chaly, Judge sou.