High Court of KeralaWP(C)/36877/2015disposed of

C.Sathyan v. Geologist, Department Of Mining And Geology

2015-12-11Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/20TH AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 36877 of 2015 (H) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- C. SATHYAN, S/O. CHELLAPPAN, AGED 47 YEARS, SREERANGAM MALAMELBHAGOM, KAREELAKULANGARA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.MATHEW A KUZHALANADAN, SMT.V.K.ANJU.

RESPONDENT(S):

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1. GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 666.

2. DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, (MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

4. KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 666.

5. TAHSILDAR, KONNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 666.

6. SECRETARY, MALAYALAPUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 666.

R1 TO R3 & R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.C.K. SHERIN. R4 BY ADV. SRI.M.R.ARUNKUMAR, SC.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 36877 of 2015 (H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1 COPY OF THE PERMIT DATED 29/10/2008 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT DATED 29/10/2015. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DOWNLOADED FROM SITE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL DATED 29/05/2015.

EXT.P4 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE NGT, DATED 04/11/2015 IN APPLICATION NO.177 OF 2014 (SZ).

EXT.P5 COPY OF THE RENEWED POLLUTION CONSENT DATED 25/04/2015, ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

EXT.P6 COPY OF THE LOCATION SKETCH ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MALAYALAPUZHA.

EXT.P7 COPY OF THE PANCHAYATH LICENSE ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT.

EXT.P8 COPY OF THE RENEWAL APPLICATION DATED 01/12/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs.

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

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JUDGMENT

The petitioner applied for renewal of quarrying permit. The petitioner's only prayer before this Court is that his application for renewal of quarrying permit shall be considered in accordance with law.

In that view of the matter, there shall be a direction to the Geologist to consider the petitioner's application for quarrying permit in accordance with law within a period of one month 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