IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2010 / 15TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 97 of 2010(J) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- CHANDRASEKHARAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.KUNJIKELAN, KUTTIYIL HOUSE, ANNALLUR VILLAGE, CHALAKUDY. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. 2. GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THRISSUR. BY G.P. SHRI P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.97 of 2010-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner in possession of a total extent of 33 cents of land in Sy. No.17/27 of Vadakkumbhagam Village. For getting permission for removing earth from his property, he filed an application before the Geologist invoking the Minor Mineral Concession Rules. On intimation from the Geologist that it is the Revenue Divisional Officer who is the concerned authority to issue such permission, the petitioner has approached the first respondent by filing Ext.P6. 2. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 application within a time frame. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 in accordance with law, after considering the relevant aspects, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/