Hotel Chanakya vs The District Collector
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Kerala High Court

Hotel Chanakya vs The District Collector on 27 February, 2026

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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                          PRESENT

        THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

 FRIDAY, THE 27th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 / 8TH PHALGUNA, 1947

                   WP(C) NO. 6728 OF 2026

PETITIONERS:

    1    HOTEL CHANAKYA,
         ARUMUGHAN GARDENS, CBE ROAD, CHANDRANAGAR,
         PALAKKAD, REP. BY ITS PARTNER, P. SATHEESH KUMAR,
         AGED 53 YEARS, S/O. LATE A. PONNUMANI,
         RESIDING AT MUNDAKODE KALAM, CHANDRANAGAR,
         PALAKKAD, PIN - 678007

    2    HOTEL SRICHAKRA INTERNATIONAL,
         (A UNIT OF KRISHNA GARDENS REGENCY PVT. LTD.),
         CHANDRANAGAR P.O., PALAKKAD,REP. BY ITS WHOLE
         TIME DIRECTOR, KRISHNA PRABHUDAS, AGED 30 YEARS,
         S/O. K.C. KRISHNAN,RESIDING AT 37/63,
         'PRABHUPRIYA', ANJALI GARDENS,PIRAYIRI ROAD,
         PALLIPPURAM P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN - 678007

         BY ADVS. SHRI.VIVEK MENON
         SHRI.RANCE R.


RESPONDENTS:

    1    THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR & DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,
         CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001

    2    THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF
         PALAKKAD, S.P. OFFICE, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001

    3    THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,
         EXCISE DIVISION OFFICE, EXCISE TOWER,
         DURGA NAGAR, KENATHU PARAMBU, KUNNATHOORMEDU,
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            PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001

            SMT. SURYA BINOY, SR. GP.


     THIS    WRIT   PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING      COME    UP    FOR
ADMISSION    ON   27.02.2026,   THE    COURT   ON    THE     SAME   DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                              JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers.

"(i) Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records leading to Exhibit P3 order and to quash the same to the extent it prohibits sale of liquor in Hotel Chanakya, Chandranagar, Palakkad and Hotel Srichakra International, Chandranagar, Palakkad on 23rd of February 2026;

(ii) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents not to interfere with the sale of liquor in Hotel Chanakya, Chandranagar, Palakkad and Hotel Srichakra International, Chandranagar, Palakkad on 23rd of February 2026;

(iii) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to permit the petitioners to sell liquor in Hotel Chanakya, Chandranagar, Palakkad and Hotel Srichakra International, Chandranagar, Palakkad on 23rd of February 2026;

&

(iv) to grant such other and further reliefs as are just, proper and necessary or may be prayed for ".

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2. An interim order was passed by this Court on 20 th

February 2026 staying Ext.P3, and the period mentioned therein is

already over.

Accordingly, nothing further remains to be considered in

this writ petition, and the same is closed as infructuous.

Sd/-

MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. JUDGE DMR/-

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 6728 OF 2026

PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS

Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE FL-3 LICENSE RENEWAL CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF HOTEL CHANAKYA DATED 29.03.2025, ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P1(a) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE FL-11 LICENSE RENEWAL CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF HOTEL SRICHAKRA DATED 31.03.2025, ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SCREEN SHOT OF GOOGLE MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHY KSHETHRAM AND HOTEL CHANAKYA.

Exhibit P2(a) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SCREEN SHOT OF GOOGLE MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF SREE KURUMBA BHAGAVATHY KSHETHRAM AND HOTEL SRICHAKRA INTERNATIONAL.

Exhibit P3 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER BEARING FILE NO. DCPKD/1154/2026-D4 DATED 17.02.2026, ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER.

Exhibit P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 16.02.2005 IN W.P.(C) NO. 5187 OF 2005 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT.

Exhibit P5 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 05.03.2009 IN W.P.(C) NO. 5748 OF 2009 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT.

Exhibit P6 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.

7497/A2/09/TD DATED 29.04.2009 ISSUED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA.

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Exhibit P7 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER BEARING FILE NO. DCPKD/2374/2023-D4 DATED 17.02.2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P8 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 24.02.2023 IN W.P.(C) NO. 6456 OF 2023(F) OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

Exhibit P9 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER BEARING FILE NO. DCPKD/2374/2023-D4 DATED 19.02.2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P10 A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 23.02.2024 IN W.P.(C) NO. 7178 OF 2024 (F) OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

Exhibit P11 A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGEMENT DATED 01.03.2024 IN W.P.(C) NO. 7178 OF 2024 (F) OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

Exhibit P12 A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER BEARING FILE NO. DCPKD/2374/2023-D4 DATED 15.02.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P13 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 21.02.2025 IN W.P.(C)NO. 7204 OF 2025 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

Exhibit P14 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 03.03.2025 IN W.P.(C)NO. 7204 OF 2025 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

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