High Court of KeralaWP(C)/13660/2015disposed of

K.D.Varkey v. The Director Of Mining And Geology

2015-05-08Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF MAY 2015/18TH VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 13660 of 2015 (F) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------------ K.D.VARKEY, S/O.DEVASSY,AGED 69 YEARS, KALLUKARAN HOUSE, KARUKUTTY.P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

BY SRI.V.K.BEERAN,SENIOR ADVOCATE ADVS. SRI.V.SHYAM SRI.V.P.REGHURAJ RESPONDENTS:

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1. THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE, DEPT. OF MINING & GEOLOGY, CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-682 530.

3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PARAKADAVU VILLAGE, PARAKADAVU, ALUVA-683 579. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ROSE MICHAEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 13660 of 2015 (F) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DATED 27-12-2010 OF THE MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE,ERNAKULAM EXT.P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DATED 28-12-2011 OF THE MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE,ERNAKULAM EXT.P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DATED 2-1-2013 OF THE MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT,DISTRICT OFFICE,ERNAKULAM EXT.P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DATED 5-2-2014 OF THE MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE,ERNAKULAM EXT.P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LICENSE DATED 20-10-2004 ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES,ERNAKULAM EXT.P6 THE TRUE COPY OF CONSENT DATED 10-2-2014 ISSUED BY THE KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD EXT.P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LICENSE DATED 1-4-2014 OF PARAKADAVU GRAMA PANCHAYAT EXT.P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12-3-2015 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

******************************************************* W.P.(C) No.13660 of 2015 ******************************************************* Dated this the 8th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner approached this Court on account of refusal to receive the application for quarrying permit. In view of the limited request made by the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the second respondent to receive the application for renewal of quarrying permit and consider the same in accordance with law in the light of the judgment of this Court in All Kerala River Protection Council v. State of Kerala [2015 (2) KLT 78] within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln