IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 26TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4781 of 2010(W) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ AMBUJAKSHAN, S/O. SANKARAN, AGED 45 YEARS, THEKKETHARA HOUSE, ELAMTHURUTHY DESOM, MARATHAKKARA VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THRISSUR. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4781 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is engaged in the business of stock and sale of filter sand (M sand). Exhibit P1 is the copy of the licence issued to the petitioner dated 04.02.2009 for the said purpose. It is valid upto 31.03.2010. 2. It is averred in the writ petition that the respondent was regularly issuing P forms under Rule 48K and 58(4) of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules for selling filter sand to third parties upto 28.06.2009. According to the petitioner, thereafter the respondent is not issuing the same to the petitioner without any valid reason. Finally, the petitioner has approached the respondent by filing Exhibit P2 application, and so far no action is seen taken on the said application. Exhibit P2 is dated 02.02.2010. There will be a direction to the respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P2 within a period of three weeks from the W.P.(C) No.4781/2010 2 date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp