IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 4914 of 2008(I) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.M.MATHEW,S/O.K.C.MATHEW,KUZHUVOMMANNIL HOUSE,KURAVANKUZHI P.O., PULLAD, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.THAMPAN THOMAS SRI.V.ANIL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE GEOLOGIST KOLLAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR MININIG & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. JACOB JOHN, KATTAMALA PUTHEN VEETTIL IMPATTAZHI, PATTAZHY PANCHAYATH,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.4914/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED WHICH IS VALID UPTO 23.11.07. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER WITH DULY COMPLETED APPLICATION AND CHALAN DT. 3.12.07. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LICENSE. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER IN WOC. NO.28608/06 DT. 9.1.07. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 11.7.07 IN WPC. NO.16234/07. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE SITE PLAN OF PETITIONER'S QUARRY. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.54/07-08/DOQ/S2/6206/07 DT. 17.12.07. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE PETITION DT. 28.12.07. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 4914 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that his application for renewal of permit was rejected by the 1st respondent by Ext.P7 order. Aggrieved by Ext.P7, petitioner has filed Ext.P8 appeal which is pending consideration of the 2nd respondent. In this writ petition what the petitioner seeks is an order for an expeditious disposal of Ext.P8 appeal filed by him before the 2nd respondent. 2. Having regard to the fact that the appeal is pending and that in view of Ext.P7 the mining operation has come to a standstill, I am satisfied that an expeditious disposal of the appeal is called for. 3. Therefore I direct the 2nd respondent to dispose of Ext.P8 appeal with notice to the petitioner and the 3rd respondent. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ appeal is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE WP(C) Page numbers mt/-