IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37969 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SREERAJ BHAVAN, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. CHANDRASEKARA PILLAI, PUTHENPURAVEEDU, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. L.MOHANA KUMARI, W/O.P.C.CHANDRASEKARA PILLAI, PUTHENPURAVEEDU, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. SAJEEV J., ELANKULATHUVEEDU, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 5. B.JAYAKUMAR, PAIKANNUR VEEDU, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 6. JAYAPRAKASH, PULIKAZHIKATHU HOUSE, ELANGAMANGALAM, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 7. SAM MATHEW, VILAYIL HOUSE, ENATHU P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 8. SUJA SAM, W/O.SAM MATHEW, VILAYIL HOUSE, ENATHU, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADOOR. 6. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ENATHU POLICE STATION. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 8. BIJU, S/O.PAPPACHAN, PUNNAKKARA HOUSE, ANTHAMAN, KALAYAPURAM. 9. MANOJ, S/O.THANKACHAN, PUNNAKKARA HOUSE, ANTHAMAN WARD, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. 10. KUMAR, S/O.BALAN PILLAI, PERALASSERRIL, ANTHAMAN WARD, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. 11. KUTTAN, S/O.KUNJU PILLAI, RAJ NIVAS, ANTHAMAN WARD, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. 12. MADHU, S/O.VIKRAMAN PILLAI, RAJ NIVAS, ANTHAMAN WARD, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. ADV. SRI.N.JAMES KOSHY FOR R9 TO R12 SRI.T.SANJAY FOR R9 TO R12 GOVT.PLEADER, SMT.CHARISHMA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT.29.9.20S09 PREFERRED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PETITION DT.5.11.2010 PREFERRED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.5.11.2010 PREFERRED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT.26.11.2010 FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE PETITION DT.29.11.2010 FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE PETITION DT.29.11.2010 FILED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 7TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.29.11.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE 7TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.27.11.2010 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE 7TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P9: COPY OF TH NEWS IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DT.28.3.2009. EXT.P10: COPY OF TH NEWS IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DT.30.4.2009. EXT.P11: COPY OF TH NEWSPAPER REPORT IN THE MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT.26.11.2010. EXT.P12: COPY OF TH NEWSPAPER REPORT IN THE MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT.27.11.2010. EXT.P13: COPY OF TH NEWSPAPER REPORT IN THE MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT.30.11.2010. EXT.P14: COPY OF TH NEWSPAPER REPORT IN THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DT.27.11.2010. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.37969 OF 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2011 J U D G M EN T ~~~~~~~~~~~ Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. Petitioners say that they have lands abutting the Kallada river. They have complaints about the private respondents 8 to 12. Petitioners alleged that the said persons are involved in unlawful activities and have held out threat to the life of the petitioners, since they have objected to indiscriminate mining of river sand. Respondents 9 to 12 appear through counsel and state that the petitioners are adopting tactics to pressurize his clients to pay the petitioners also, amounts which are not legally due. Taking into consideration the rival submissions, we direct that if the petitioners have any complaint about mining in excess of the authorised quantity or as regards any illegal mining they would be at liberty to move the jurisdictional District Collector or the Secretary of the jurisdictional LSGI. The Police officers will ensure that any complaint regarding threat to life is appropriately taken care of and any report as to W.P.(C) No.37969/2010 2 commission of any cognizable offence is appropriately handled in accordance with law. Writ Petition so ordered. (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) ps