IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38148 of 2007(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.B.SREEVALSAN, S/O.BALAN MASTER, AGED 49 YEARS, CHULLI HOUSE, P.O.KALLOOR, TRICHUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SECRETARY, TRIKKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O. KALLOOR, TRICHUR. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KALLOOR. 3. TAHASILDAR, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. 4. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, PALAPPILLY FOREST RANGE, VARANTHRAPPILLY. 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. 6. GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINE & GEOLOGY, THRISSUR. 7. SOMARAJAN, S/O.MADHAVAN, THALIRETH HOUSE, P.O.MUTTITHADI. 8. MADHAVAN, S/O.KESAVAN, ALAPATT KUNNEL, P.O.MUTTITHADI. 9. REMANI, W/O.MADHAVAN, ALAPATT KUNNEL, P.O.MUTTITHADI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.K.J.MOHD ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No. 38148 of 2007 (N) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The grievance which is voiced by the petitioner, who is a resident of the first respondent-Panchayat, is that respondents 7 to 9 are conducting quarrying on property which is assigned to them for rubber cultivation. The quarrying is alleged to be illegal since the same is without licence of the Panchayat and without the permits from statutory authorities like the Geologists. 2. I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. I dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner to file a representation before the first respondent, voicing all his grievances, within ten days from today. If the first respondent receives the said representation from the petitioner, he will issue notice to respondents 7 to 9, hear the petitioner and respondents 7 to 9, and take a correct decision. While taking decision, the first respondent will have due regard to the statutory requirements for conducting W.P.(C).No.38148 of 2007 (N) -: 2 :- quarrying. Lawful decision will be taken at the earliest and at any rate within six weeks from the date of receiving the representation from the petitioner. It is seen that the petitioner has a further allegation that the respondents have extended their activities into forest land. If the petitioner is sure as to the correctness of this allegation, he is directed to approach the fourth respondent with appropriate petition in that regard. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, Judge ms