Writ petition challenging denial of door-step weighing of food grains. Petitioner dropped PIL after confirming relief granted during pendency; court directed compliance with NSFD rules.
Writ petition closed; direction issued to Taluk Supply Officer to effect door-step weighing in accordance with National Food Security Act and Rules.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY
MONDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2018 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1940
WP(C).No. 6086 of 2018
PETITIONER:
M. VENUGOPALAN, A.R.D 187, KARUNAGAPALLY TALUK, THEKKUMURI WEST THAZHAVA, KOLLAM DISTRICT - 690 523. BY ADVS.SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN
RESPONDENT(S):
1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUPPLYCO BUILDING, KOCHI - 682 020. 3. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, MINI CIVIL STATION, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 518. 4. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, TALUK DEPOT, SUPPLYCO, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM - 690 518. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.VINITHA B R2 TO R4 BY SMT.P.R.REENA, SC BY SMT.MOLLY JACOB, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02-04-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TENDER DT. 12.05.2017 ISSUED BY THE KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. A3-528/17(1) DT. 17.05.2017 ISSUED BY THE TSO. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.1.2018 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER HEREIN BEFORE THE TSO. EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DATED 18.2.2018. EXHIBIT P5(A) TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 20.2.2018.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL ----------------------
/TRUE COPY/
P.S.TO JUDGE
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SHAJI P. CHALY, J.
W.P.(C) No.6086 of 2018
Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2018
J U D G M E N T
This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the
following reliefs:
for petitioner submitted that, already the weighment was done in the door steps by the Taluk Supply Officer.
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Therefore, petitioner is not pressing the relief sought for by the petitioner since already the same is provided during the pendency.
Therefore, the writ petition is closed recording the same and also directing the Taluk Supply Officer to comply
with the weighment in accordance with the National Food Security Act and the Rules provided thereto.
Sd/-
SHAJI P. CHALY JUDGE
smv 2.4.2018
M. VENUGOPALAN
THE STATE OF KERALA
THE KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD.
THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER
THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, TALUK DEPOT
SHAJI P.CHALY
As recorded by the court registry
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