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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 27024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Bechu Kurian Thomas, J
B. Radhakrishnan – Appellant
Versus
The Director General Kerala Fire and Rescue Services – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri. Raj Carolin V.
For the Respondents: Learned Government Pleader

Table of Content
1. history of fire noc renewal rejections and court interventions. (Para 1 , 2)
2. no statutory appeal; practice via district fire officer. (Para 3)
3. direct time-bound consideration by district fire officer ordered. (Para 4 , 5)

JUDGMENT

Petitioner claims to be the Director of a Company, and is managing a Bar hotel. The application for renewal of Fire NOC for the hotel building was initially rejected by an order dated 16.12.2025, which was set aside by this Court on 05.01.2026 in WP(C) No.48389 of 2025 and directed reconsideration. The application was again rejected, pointing out certain deficiencies. Petitioner approached this Court in WP(C) No. 7192 of 2026, and by judgment dated 16.03.2026, 2nd respondent herein was directed to reconsider petitioner's application for renewal of Fire NOC in a time-bound manner. Yet again, the petitioner's application for renewal of Fire NOC was rejected as per Ext.P9. Aggrieved by the said rejection, the petitioner has preferred an application before the 1st respondent seeking an immediate intervention.

2. The limited prayer now sought for by the petitioner is for a direction to consider Ext.P10, which is stated to be a statutory ap

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