IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2010 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36865 of 2010(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.M.KAREEM,EZHUTHANIKATTU HOUSE, PAYIPRA, MANARY P.O, MUVATTUPUZHA,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.S.M.PREM, SRI.P.K.NIJOY. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM – 682 030. 3. THE GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT,CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM,KOCHI- 682 030. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 36865 of 2010 G ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 10th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T According to the petitioner, he sought mining permit by making application to the third respondent, who sought NOC of the second respondent. It is stated that thereupon the Tahsildar and RDO submitted their reports also to the second respondent. Petitioner submits that despite all the above, the second respondent has not taken any decision on the request for NOC. It is complaining of the above, this writ petition is filed. 2. Therefore, going by the pleadings, the matter is pending before the second respondent. In that view of the matter, I direct the second respondent to consider Ext.P1 request of the Geologist for NOC in the light of Exts.P2 and P3 reports of the Tahsildar and RDO. The decision on Ext.P1 shall be taken as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within four weeks from the date of production of a copy of this W.P.(C) No.36865/10 : 2 : judgment. 3. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment and writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge