2025:KER:28293 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12729 OF 2025 PETITIONER: KERALA STATE BEVERAGES (M&M) CORPORATION LTD., BEVCO TOWER, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN – 695 033. BY ADV NAVEEN.T RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, EXCISE COMMISSIONERATE, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., NANDHAVANAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 033. 3 THE DEPUTY EXCISE COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY EXCISE, COMMISSIONER, WAYANAD, KALPATTA, PIN – 673 121. 4 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, WAYANAD, PIN – 673 122. 5 THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, WAYANAD, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, WAYANAD, PIN – 673 122. 6 THE EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, MANANTHAVADY EXCISE CIRCLE, MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD, PIN – 670 645. BY ADV SREEJITH V.S. (GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:28293 WP(C) 12729/2025 2 JUDGMENT When this matter is taken up for consideration today, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition, reserving the liberty of the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. Accordingly, the writ petition will stand dismissed as withdrawn, reserving the liberty as aforesaid. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE ats