JUDGMENT

Crux of the case projected by the petitioners is as follows:

“The petitioners are aggrieved by the illegal suspension of their certificate of registration as 'Authorized Courier' issued under the provisions of Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulation 1998 to operate at Thiruvananthapuram International airport for clearance of import and export cargo on the ground that they are not having the facilities as stipulated in a departmental circular issued years after the issuance of their licenses, at a time the very enforceability of the said circular is stayed by this Honourable Court until further orders in a pending writ petition and they are further aggrieved by the ongoing further proceedings by the suspending authority and other officers acting under him. They are also aggrieved by the non disposal of the appeals by the appellate authority. Hence this writ petition.”

2. The sequence of events as borne out from the pleadings and proceedings reveals that, the licence was suspended as per W.P.C. No. 6542 of 2013 -2-

Ext.P5/P5(a) orders; against which Exts.P6/P6(a) appeals were preferred. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, appeals were considered by t