High Court of KeralaWP(C)/39029/2015disposed of

K.M.Philip v. State Of Kerala

2015-12-22Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/1ST POUSHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 39029 of 2015 (C) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

----------------------- K.M.PHILIP, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.MATHAI, KADAVIL HOUSE, RAMAMANGALAM P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H.

RESPONDENT(S):

------------------------- 1.

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES (A) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

THE DIRECTOR, DIRECOTRATE OF MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KESHAVADASAPURAM, PATTOM PALACE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 004.

THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST/GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM - 682 030.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.K.SHERIN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: msv/

WP(C).No. 39029 of 2015 (C) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

-------------------------------------- EXT.P1; TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT BEARING NO.151/14 15/MM/GS/CRPS/DOE/5389/E2/14 DTD.2.12.2014 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT.

EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD.13.11.2015 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT AND CHALAN RECEIPT DTD.21.1.2015.

EXT.P3: A COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.7.12.2015 IN S.L.P. NO.30103/2015 OF HON'BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

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

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

***************************************************************************** W.P.(C) No.39029 of 2015 ****************************************************************************** Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner submits that he has quarrying permit as on 9.1.2015. The petitioner seeks renewal of quarrying permit without environmental clearance in the light of Ext.P3 order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

This Court is of the view that the Geologist shall verify whether the petitioner has quarrying permit as on 9.1.2015. If the petitioner has necessary quarrying permit as on 9.1.2015, the Geologist shall renew the quarrying permit subject to further orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Needful shall be done within two 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