IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2010 / 29TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3348 of 2007(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ NARAYANAN, S/O. ACHUTHAN NAIR, CHATHETHIL HOUSE, PALISSERY, MUKUNTHAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. ANNAMANADA GRAMA PANCHAYATH ANNAMANADA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, CHALAKUDY FOREST DIVISION, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. BAVA, S/O. KOCHU MUHAMMED, RESIDING AT AIYYAR, ERAYAMKUDI POST, VIA-ANNAMANADA, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. ADDL.R5. JOY P.K, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.KUNJUVAREED, PYNADATH NADUVIL (H), KARUKUTTY DESOM, KARUKUTTY VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DT, KERALA, INDIA. (ADDL.R5 IS IMPLEADED VIDE ORDER DT 20.10.09 IN IA NO.12980/09) WPC NO.3348/07 -2- ADDL.R6. ANTONY VARGHESE, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.KUNJUVAREED @ VARGHESE, PYNADATH NADUVIL (H), KARUKUTTY DESOM, KARUKUTTY VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DT, KERALA, INDIA. (ADDL.R6 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN IA NO.450 OF 2010 DT 19.1.2010) ADV. SRI.P.N.RAVINDRAN FOR R4 SRI.C.M.SURESH BABU SRI.RANJITH THAMPAN,SPL G.P SRI.O.D.SIVADAS SRI.FRANCO T.J. FOR R.4 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD FOR R2 & R3 SRI.K.N.PADMAKUMAR FOR ADDL.R5 SRI.GINESH.P. FOR ADDL.R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 3348 OF 2007 (W) ===================== Dated this the 19th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioner is regarding the saw mill established by the 4th respondent in Ward No.5 of Annamanada Grama Panchayat. According to the petitioner, the said saw mill is run without an NOC from the Forest Department. 2. It is now disclosed from the counter affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent that Ext.R2(a) stop memo has been issued by the Divisional Forest Officer. Now that department itself has initiated action, recording that the aforesaid stop memo has been issued, this writ petition is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp