IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29221 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- CHERIYAKUNHIRAMAN @ MANI, CHOOYIMOOLA COLONY, NAYIKATTI.P.O, MATHAMANGALAM, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673 121. 2. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, MEENANGADI, WAYANAD - 673 121. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 29221 of 2011(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER A4-3414/09 DATED 19/02/2009 OF THE TAHSILDAR EXHIBIT-P2-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 17/02/2009 OF THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER EXHIBIT-P3-TRUE COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) DATED 27/01/2010 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P4-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 30/01/2010 TO THE TAHSILDAR. EXHIBIT-P5-TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03/12/2010 EXHIBIT-P6-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.L2-30645/10 DATED 06/12/2010 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P7-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. C4-10593/2011 DATED 20/10/2011 ISSUED BY THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL //True Copy// PA to Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).29221/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner made Ext.P5 application to the first respondent, for permission to mine ordinary sand. On receipt of the application, first respondent obtained Ext.P7 report from the Additional Tahsildar. Since there has not been any progress in the matter, petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. Taking note of the case of the petitioner regarding the pendency of Ext.P5 application before the first respondent, without expressing anything on the merits, I dispose of this writ petition directing the first respondent to pass orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs