IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2010 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10046 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SIMON.C.PETER, AGED 68 YEARS, S/O.A.C.PATHROSE, RVH COMPLEX, P.O.KOLAGAPPARA, WAYANAD. BY ADVS. MR.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI, SMT.C.G.PREETHA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHEIF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KRISHNAGIRI, WAYANAD DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.10046 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Managing Trustee of “Samarpithar Trust”, Malabar Plantation which is operating a quarry in Wayanad District. The licence issued by the Geologist has been produced as Ext.P1 and the licence issued by the Deputy Controller of Explosive, Ernakulam is produced as Ext.P2. Other permits have also been produced as Exts.P3 and P4. The petitioner is aggrieved by the stop memo issued by the Revenue Authorities to stop the functioning of the quarry on the plea that there is a direction by the District Collector in the matter. The petitioner has thereafter approached the District Collector by filing Ext.P6 representation seeking to vacate the prohibition imposed on the unit run by the petitioner. 2. There will be a direction to the District Collector to consider Ext.P6 and pass an appropriate order after hearing the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj