{"id":43341,"date":"2010-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-v-s-raveendran-pillai-on-3-march-2010"},"modified":"2015-08-08T09:09:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T03:39:33","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-v-s-raveendran-pillai-on-3-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-v-s-raveendran-pillai-on-3-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs V.S.Raveendran Pillai on 3 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
State Of Kerala vs V.S.Raveendran Pillai on 3 March, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 544 of 2008(E)\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n3. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. V.S.RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, RAJADHANI\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :ADVOCATE GENERAL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN\n\n Dated :03\/03\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                                                                  C.R.\n\n\n              K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, P.N.RAVINDRAN &\n                     S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ.\n                   ----------------------------------------\n                           W.A.No.544 of 2008\n                   ----------------------------------------\n                           Dated 3rd March, 2010\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n
            The respondents in the Writ Petition are the appellants. The<\/p>\n
respondent herein was the Writ Petitioner.        The point that arises for<\/p>\n
decision in this appeal is whether the application for FL-3 licence has to be<\/p>\n
considered with reference to the law prevailing on the date of submission<\/p>\n
of the application or on the date of consideration\/disposal of the<\/p>\n
application. The matter happened to be referred to the Full Bench by a<\/p>\n
Division Bench of this Court on prima facie noticing that the decision of the<\/p>\n
Division Bench of this Court in State of Kerala v. Raghavan<\/a> (2009 (1)<\/p>\n
KLT 625) cannot stand with the decision of the Apex Court in Kuldeep<\/p>\n
Singh v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (AIR<\/a> 2006 SC 2652). Before dealing with<\/p>\n
the above question, we will briefly state the facts necessary for the<\/p>\n
disposal of the case.\n<\/p>\n
            2. The respondent submitted an application for FL-3 licence on<\/p>\n
30.9.2001. At the relevant time, Rule 13(2) of the Foreign Liquor Rules,<\/p>\n
as amended by G.O.(P)No.53\/97\/TD dated 31.3.1997, was in force. As<\/p>\n
per the said amendment, hotels with three star and higher classifications,<\/p>\n
Heritage and Resort Hotels as well as classified restaurants were entitled<\/p>\n
to get the FL-3 licence. The respondent had already applied for Restaurant<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                      2<\/span><\/p>\n
Approval Order to the competent authority on 8.2.2001. By Ext.P2<\/p>\n
order, the competent authority granted Restaurant Approval Order on<\/p>\n
15.7.2002. According to the respondent, the officials of the State of<\/p>\n
Kerala tried to influence the competent authority and delayed the<\/p>\n
issuance of the Restaurant Approval Order. Therefore, he approached<\/p>\n
this Court seeking appropriate reliefs.      The said Writ Petition was<\/p>\n
disposed of by Ext.P2(a) judgment dated 20.6.2006, directing the<\/p>\n
competent authority to grant restaurant approval with retrospective<\/p>\n
effect, that is, with effect from the date of completion of three months<\/p>\n
from the date of submission of the application.        As a result, the<\/p>\n
competent authority issued Ext.P6 order dated 5.7.2006, modifying<\/p>\n
the date of effect of Ext.P2 restaurant approval order as 8.5.2001<\/p>\n
instead of 15.7.2002.\n<\/p>\n
            3. Since the respondent was not able to produce the<\/p>\n
Restaurant Approval Order, Ext.P1 application was rejected, at the<\/p>\n
threshold by the Assistant Excise Commissioner, without processing it<\/p>\n
by making an endorsement on it, on 30.9.2001 itself.<\/p>\n
            4. Later, the respondent filed Ext.P3 representation along<\/p>\n
with   Ext.P2    on   28.6.2005,    requesting   the   Assistant  Excise<\/p>\n
Commissioner to process his application and forward the same to the<\/p>\n
Excise Commissioner. It was followed by another representation dated<\/p>\n
28.6.2006.     That application was rejected by the Assistant Excise<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                     3<\/span><\/p>\n
Commissioner by Ext.P4 order dated 28.6.2006. Since the law has<\/p>\n
changed in the meantime, it was not possible to grant licence for a<\/p>\n
classified\/approved   restaurant,   it  was    mentioned    in   Ext.P4.<\/p>\n
Challenging Ext.P4 and seeking consequential reliefs the Writ Petition<\/p>\n
was filed.\n<\/p>\n
            5. It was during the pendency of the Writ Petition that<\/p>\n
Ext.P6 order giving retrospective effect to Ext.P2 from 8.5.2001 was<\/p>\n
passed. Thereupon, the respondent filed I.A.No.9791 of 2006, seeking<\/p>\n
to amend the Writ Petition and also incorporating the challenge against<\/p>\n
the endorsement made in Ext.P1.        It was also prayed to consider<\/p>\n
Ext.P1, applying the Rule\/Abkari Policy prevalent on the date of Ext.P1.<\/p>\n
The learned Single Judge disposed of the Writ Petition, by the<\/p>\n
judgment under appeal on 8.12.2006, directing to consider the<\/p>\n
application of the respondent with reference to the qualification<\/p>\n
required as on the date of application. Feeling aggrieved by the said<\/p>\n
judgment, the present appeal is preferred by the respondents in the<\/p>\n
Writ Petition.\n<\/p>\n
            6. We heard Sri.C.P.Sudhakara Prasad, learned Advocate<\/p>\n
General for the appellants and Sri.A.Sudhi Vasudevan,            learned<\/p>\n
counsel for the respondent\/writ petitioner.      The learned Advocate<\/p>\n
General submitted that the law that could be applied to an application<\/p>\n
is the one prevailing on the date of consideration\/disposal of the same.<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                   4<\/span><\/p>\n
The respondent, who submitted the application in 2001 cannot claim<\/p>\n
that his application should be dealt with now in accordance with the<\/p>\n
rules in force in 2001, which had already been repealed. In support of<\/p>\n
the submission, the learned Advocate General relied on the decisions<\/p>\n
of the Apex Court in Kuldeep Singh v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (AIR<\/a><\/p>\n
2006 SC 2652), Chief of Marketing (Marketing Division), Coal<\/p>\n
India Ltd. v. Mewat Chemicals & Tiny SSI Coal Pulverising Unit<\/a><\/p>\n
((2004) 4 SCC 146), S.B. International Ltd. and others v.<\/p>\n
Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade and others<\/a> ((1996<\/p>\n
( 2 SCC 439).      The learned Advocate General also relied on the<\/p>\n
decisions of this Court in Radhamani v. State of Kerala<\/a> (2005 (3)<\/p>\n
KLT 86),    State of Kerala v. Raghavan<\/a> (2009 (2) KLT 625) and<\/p>\n
State of Kerala v. K.Swamidas (ILR<\/a> 2009 (4) Ker. 484).           The<\/p>\n
learned Advocate General also submitted that the decisions of this<\/p>\n
Court in B.6 Holiday Resorts Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala (2003 (1)<\/p>\n
KLT 984) and State of Kerala v. Raghavan<\/a> (2009 (1) KLT 625)<\/p>\n
which take a different view is no longer good law, in view of the<\/p>\n
decision of the Apex Court in Kuldeep Singh’s case (supra). The<\/p>\n
learned Advocate General also submitted that, Civil Appeal Nos.983 to<\/p>\n
990 of 2003 filed by the State against the decision in B.6 Holiday<\/p>\n
Resorts Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala (2003 (1) KLT 984) and<\/p>\n
connected cases have been allowed by the Apex Court on 13.1.2010.<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                    5<\/span><\/p>\n
The contention of the State that the law applicable should be the one<\/p>\n
on the date of consideration\/disposal of the application has been<\/p>\n
upheld by the Apex Court.\n<\/p>\n
            7. Sri.A.Sudhi Vasudevan, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
respondent, did not dispute the submission of the learned Advocate<\/p>\n
General regarding the decision of the Apex Court, though certified copy<\/p>\n
of the decision is not available. But, the learned counsel submitted<\/p>\n
that the respondent did not get the Restaurant Approval Order in time,<\/p>\n
though he submitted the application for the same as early as on<\/p>\n
8.2.2001, because of the mala fide actions of the officials of the State<\/p>\n
Government. According to the learned counsel, one of the officials of<\/p>\n
the State Government wrote to the Indiatourism – Chennai not to take<\/p>\n
up the application of the respondent and that was the reason why the<\/p>\n
learned Single Judge, by Ext.P2(a) judgment, ordered to grant<\/p>\n
Restaurant Approval Order with retrospective effect. Pursuant to the<\/p>\n
said judgment, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P2(a), the<\/p>\n
respondent got Ext.P6 Restaurant Approval Order with retrospective<\/p>\n
effect from 8.5.2001, which is anterior to the date of submission of<\/p>\n
Ext.P1 application. Therefore, the case of the respondent should be<\/p>\n
dealt with separately having regard to the special facts of this case, it<\/p>\n
is pointed out.\n<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                      6<\/span><\/p>\n
            8. We considered the rival submissions made at the bar<\/p>\n
and also perused the materials on record. The main point referred for<\/p>\n
consideration of the Full Bench, it is common ground, is covered by the<\/p>\n
judgment of the Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos.983 to 990 of 2003<\/p>\n
dated 13.1.2010, reversing the judgment in B.6 Holiday Resorts<\/p>\n
Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala (2003 (1) KLT 984). So, the application<\/p>\n
for FL-3 licence has to be dealt with, with reference to the law<\/p>\n
prevailing on the date of consideration\/disposal of it.<\/p>\n
            9. We are told that the decision of the Division Bench of<\/p>\n
this Court in State of Kerala v. Raghavan<\/a> (2009 (1) KLT 625) has<\/p>\n
also been reversed by the Apex Court. Therefore, it is unnecessary for<\/p>\n
us to say that it does not lay down the correct legal position.<\/p>\n
            10. The next point to be considered is whether any<\/p>\n
direction could be given in favour of the respondent, on equitable<\/p>\n
grounds for the reason that there was delay from the competent<\/p>\n
authority to consider and grant him the Restaurant Approval Order.<\/p>\n
Going by the facts of the case, we notice that the respondent produced<\/p>\n
the Restaurant Approval Order, before the competent authority, only<\/p>\n
along with Ext.P3 representation dated 28.6.2005. By the time, the<\/p>\n
law has already changed with effect from 1.4.2002. The amendment<\/p>\n
was introduced as per G.O.(P)No.22\/2002\/TD dated 30.3.2002 with<\/p>\n
effect from 1.4.2002. As per that amendment, only hotels conforming<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                      7<\/span><\/p>\n
to the standards of three stars and higher classification were eligible to<\/p>\n
get FL-3 licence.     In other words, a restaurant covered by the<\/p>\n
Restaurant Approval Order was not eligible for grant of FL-3 licence.<\/p>\n
We also notice that the endorsement in Ext.P1 made on 30.9.2001 was<\/p>\n
challenged only after five years in 2006. In Kuldeep Singh’s case<\/p>\n
(supra), we notice that Kuldeep Singh’s application for F-52 licence<\/p>\n
was wrongly rejected and later, on the direction of the appellate<\/p>\n
authority, it was reconsidered. By the time, the matter was taken up<\/p>\n
for reconsideration, the policy was changed and the Government<\/p>\n
decided to discontinue the issuance of the licence. If his application<\/p>\n
was rightly considered at the first instance, he might have got it. Still,<\/p>\n
the Apex Court did not uphold the contentions of Kuldeep Singh. We<\/p>\n
think, the said decision will apply squarely to the facts of this case<\/p>\n
also. In this case, the respondent’s grievance is against the competent<\/p>\n
authority, the Indiatourism Chennai, in issuing the Restaurant Approval<\/p>\n
Order belatedly and as far as the Excise Officers are concerned, they<\/p>\n
could not have dealt with his application submitted on 30.9.2001, in<\/p>\n
the absence of a Restaurant Approval Order. So, it cannot be said that<\/p>\n
the endorsement on Ext.P1 was wrongly made. Even assuming that it<\/p>\n
was wrongly made, still, in view of the Apex Court’s decision in<\/p>\n
Kuldeep Singh’s case (supra), the respondent will not be entitled to<\/p>\n
any relief.\n<\/p>\n
W.A.No.544\/2008                   8<\/span><\/p>\n
           11. The respondent submitted that the licence was granted<\/p>\n
to him at the fag end of the financial year 2008-2009 and collected<\/p>\n
Rs.22 lakhs from him and he was not granted licence from 1.4.2009<\/p>\n
to 31.3.2010.   In view of the above facts, the respondent prayed<\/p>\n
for granting certain equitable reliefs.    Such claims not being the<\/p>\n
subject matter of this Appeal, we are not dealing with them. We leave<\/p>\n
them open.\n<\/p>\n
           In the result, the Writ Appeal is allowed. The judgment<\/p>\n
under appeal is reversed and the Writ Petition is dismissed.<\/p>\n
                                       K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR
\n                                                  Judge<\/p>\n
                                            P.N.RAVINDRAN
\n                                                  Judge<\/p>\n
                                      S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN
\n                                                  Judge<\/p>\n
TKS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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