IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34681 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ALI AKBAR, S/O. HAMSA, ATHIKKATT HOUSE, POST ATHAVANAD, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 673035. 2. THE ADDL. DISTRICT MAJISTRATE, MALAPPURAM 673035 . THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: vk ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No.34681 of 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that in respect of 79 cents of land in Sy. No.1/1 of Moorkkanad village of Perinthalmanna Taluk, he was issued Ext.P2 mining permit . The period of Ext.P2 expired on 30.6.2010 and seeking its renewal, petitioner submitted Ext.P4 application, which is pending before the first respondent. In the meanwhile, petitioner also made Ext.P6 application before the second respondent seeking an explosive license. That application is also pending. According to the petitioner, it is for want of explosive license, orders have not been passed on Ext. P6 also. It is in the aforesaid situation, the writ petition is filed. 2. In the nature of the grievance that are raised by the petitioner, what is now necessary is that the second respondent should consider Ext.P6 and depending upon the orders on Ext.P6, orders will have to be passed on Ext.P4 also. W.P (C) No.34681 of 2010 2 Therefore the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions. i) The second respondent before whom Ext.P6 application is filed by the petitioner shall consider the same and pass orders. This shall be done, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ii) Depending upon the orders to be passed by the second respondent on Ext.P6, the first respondent shall take up Ext.P4 application seeking renewal of Ext. P2 and orders thereon shall also be passed without any further delay. Petitioner to produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before respondents 1 and 2 for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma