A court may direct local authorities to consider grievances regarding unlicensed operations and ensure due process in hearings.

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with following prayers:

i. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction commanding the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext P3, P4, P5 and P6 after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and the other private persons named above and within a reasonable time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court;

ii. Dispense with the production of English translation of vernacular documents;

iii. To pass such any other relief to deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case (SIC)

2. According to the petitioners, the party respondents are conducting a hotel without any licence or permission. The petitioners submitted Exts.P3, P4, P5 and P6 before the 2^nd respondent. The 2^nd respondent is not considering the same is the grievance.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the 2^nd respondent. The manner in which this writ petition is going to be disposed of, no notice is necessary to the party respondents.

4. According to the petitioners, the 2^nd respondent is not considering the representations submitted by the petitioners. If that is the case, there can be a direction to the 2^nd respondent to consider the representations, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and the party respondents within a time frame.

Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of in the following manner:

1. The 2^nd respondent is directed to consider Exts.P3, P4, P5 and P6, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and respondents 3 and 4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

2. All the contentions of the petitioners and respondents 3 and 4 are let open.

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