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SATHISH NINAN, J.

Respondents 1 and 3 to 5 in W.P(C) No.9297 of 2016 have filed this Writ Appeal challenging the judgment dated 01.07.2016 in the aforesaid Writ Petition. Respondents 1 to 3 herein are the writ petitioners.

2. The subject matter of the Writ Petition relates to issue of kerosene permits for traditional fishermen at subsidised rates through the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation. Writ Petitioners are traditional fishermen. They use traditional canoes which are fitted with outboard engines. Kerosene is being supplied to them at subsidised rates. Since there was wide spread allegation of misuse of the system, by using bogus permits, vessels and engines, the State Government passed orders directing a joint verification of fishing canoes and outward engines by the Officers of the Fisheries Department, Matsyafed and Civil Supplies, to be done once in a year. The joint verification is carried out all over the State of Kerala in a single day to avoid bogus permits, duplications and foul-play by the permits holders. According to the writ petitioners, they own and possess vessels and outboard engines which bear due registration marks. It is contended that the joint verification as stated above was held on 08.03.2015 by the authorities. The writ petitioners had made available the vessels and the engines for verification. Though they waited almost for a period of one year for the issuance of the permit, the same was not issued to them. It was only on enquiries thereafter that the writ petitioners came to know that in the report given by the officials concerned, as regards the writ petitioners it was reported that they did not produce their vessels for verification. Writ petitioners allege that it is contrary to the real state of affairs and that their vessels and engines were in fact produced and made available for verification and further that pursuant to the inspection, a token/tag was put on the engine and the vessel. True copy of the token issued evidencing the verification of the engine is produced along with the writ petition.