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M/S.K.K.Rocks & Granites India (P) Ltd. v. State Of Kerala

2015-11-18Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/27TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 34733 of 2015 (N) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

---------------------- M/S. K.K. ROCKS & GRANITES INDIA (P) LTD., KOTTACKAL TC 2/3497, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI. ARUN VARGHESE. BY SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS BY ADVS.SRI.PAUL JACOB (P) SRI.ENOCH DAVID SIMON JOEL SRI.S.SREEDEV SRI.RONY JOSE SRI.GEORGE A.CHERIAN RESPONDENT(S) :

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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

2. DISTRICT GEOLOGIST DISTRICT OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

3. PREETH M., ASWATHY BHAVAN, MECHEL P.O.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 571.

R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. C.K. SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 34733 of 2015 (N) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS :

------------------------------------- EXT. P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING LEASE DT. 20-9-2001 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER VALID TILL 19-9-2013.

EXT. P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DT.17-6-2015 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER VALID TILL 31-3-2016.

EXT. P2(a) :

TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT DT.18-5-2015 VALID TILL 13-3-2016 ISSUED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD.

EXT. P2(b) :

TRUE COPY OF THE PANCHAYAT LICENCE DT.28-5-2015 ISSUED BY THE PALLICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT VALID TILL 31-3-2016. EXT. P3 :

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 22-9-2015 IN WP(C) NO. 27137/2015 ON THE FILES OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

EXT. P4 :

TRUE COPY OF THE SRO NO.671/2015 DT.5-10-2015 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL ----------------------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

================== W.P.(C).No. 34733 of 2015 ================== Dated this the 18th day of November, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is holder of permit for quarrying operation. The petitioner has been interdicted by the judgment of this Court from carrying quarrying operation without obtaining environmental clearance. This judgment was rendered on 22.9.2015.

2.

The petitioner now relies on the Government Order 144/15 dated 5.10.2015. By the above said order the petitioner submits that he is entitled to operate the quarry without environmental clearance. If the above said order would apply to the petitioner, he shall be permitted to operate the quarry. Appropriate decision shall be taken by the Geologist after hearing the petitioner as well as the 3rd respondent within two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of, as above.

sd/- sab A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE