High Court of KeralaWP(C)/14264/2015disposed of

Vsc Crusher India Pvt. Ltd v. Director Of Mining And Geology

2015-05-12Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MAY 2015/22ND VAISAKHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14264 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------- VSC CRUSHER INDIA PVT. LTD., NEMOM.P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, V.SUDHAKARAN.

BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENT(S):

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

2. DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3. SECRETARY, MARANALLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOOVALASSERY.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 512.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.MOHAMMED SAVAD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-05-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 14264 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

------------------------------------- P1TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DTD. 09.06.2014 VALID TILL 09.02.2015 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P2TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

P2(A)- TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD. 10.03.2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

P3TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30.3.2015 IN WP(C) 10180/2015. P4TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 17.4.2015 NO.2153/15 ISSUED BY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE mbr/

A. MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14264 of 2015 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

Petitioner was the holder of a valid quarrying permit as on 09.01.2015. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to grant renewed quarrying permit as per Rule 12 of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015.

2. Considering the facts and circumstances, there shall be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P2 application for renewal of quarrying permit in terms of the judgment of this Court in All Kerala River Protection Council v. State of Kerala [2015 (2) KLT 78] and also in the light of Ext.P4, within a period of two weeks.

The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A. MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JV JUDGE