{"id":25081,"date":"2008-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/all-kerala-retail-ration-dealers-vs-district-collector-on-22-august-2008"},"modified":"2017-02-15T14:30:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T09:00:57","slug":"all-kerala-retail-ration-dealers-vs-district-collector-on-22-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/all-kerala-retail-ration-dealers-vs-district-collector-on-22-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"All Kerala Retail Ration Dealers vs District Collector on 22 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">All Kerala Retail Ration Dealers vs District Collector on 22 August, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 21743 of 2008(L)\n\n\n1. ALL KERALA RETAIL RATION DEALERS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. K.P.GOPINATHAN NAIR\n3. T.V.VARGHESE\n4. P.P.JAYAKUMAR\n5. O.K.ALEYAMMA\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n3. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n4. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n5. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n6. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n7. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER\n\n8. COMMISSIONER\n\n9. STATE OF KERALA\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :22\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         S. SIRI JAGAN, J.\n                 ------------------------------------\n                    W.P.(C)No.21743 OF 2008\n               ----------------------------------------\n               Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008\n\n                            JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The petitioner is aggrieved by apprehended action by the<\/p>\n<p>officers of the Civil Supplies Department against the ration retail<\/p>\n<p>dealers for not making endorsement regarding distribution of<\/p>\n<p>ration articles in the old ration card, wherein there is no space for<\/p>\n<p>making endorsements after the year 2006.<\/p>\n<p>      2.   A    counter    affidavit has   been    filed, in   which<\/p>\n<p>respondents 1 to 3 would submit that appropriate orders have<\/p>\n<p>been issued to the ration dealers in this regard directing them to<\/p>\n<p>make endorsements in the subsequent pages in the old ration<\/p>\n<p>card itself, although there is no specific space provided for the<\/p>\n<p>same.\n<\/p>\n<p>      3.   The learned counsel for the petitioners raises an<\/p>\n<p>apprehension that for the period prior to the issue of the<\/p>\n<p>directions, they may be found fault with for not making<\/p>\n<p>endorsements in the ration cards.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.P.(c)No.21743\/08                 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      I am of opinion that this is a matter which they have to<\/p>\n<p>take up, as and when any adverse orders are passed against<\/p>\n<p>them in respect of the same. I am not expressing any opinion<\/p>\n<p>as to whether their action in not making endorsements prior to<\/p>\n<p>the date of issue of directions is valid or not.    The matter<\/p>\n<p>would be considered as and when any adverse order is<\/p>\n<p>challenged before me. Therefore without prejudice to the right<\/p>\n<p>of the petitioners to challenge any action taken against them<\/p>\n<p>appropriately, this writ petition is closed.<\/p>\n<p>                                          S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>Acd<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">W.P.(c)No.21743\/08    3<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court All Kerala Retail Ration Dealers vs District Collector on 22 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 21743 of 2008(L) 1. ALL KERALA RETAIL RATION DEALERS &#8230; Petitioner 2. K.P.GOPINATHAN NAIR 3. T.V.VARGHESE 4. P.P.JAYAKUMAR 5. O.K.ALEYAMMA Vs 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR &#8230; Respondent 2. 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