IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2011 / 11TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 11178 of 2007(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- N.A.SUBIAR, AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.ABDUL KHADER, NEDUVELIPARAMBIL, CHENGAMANAD P.O., ALUVA. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 2. DESAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DESAMANGALAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN SRI.ALPHONS D XAVIER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.11178/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE RECEIPT DEALER LICENCE DATED 24/2/2007 P2 COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT OF RS.6000/- AS DEALER LICENCE FEE. P3 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26/3/2007. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R2(A) COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11178 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims to be a licencsed dealer in river sand. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that despite being a holder of a valid licence, the 2nd respondent Panchayat is not releasing river sand to the petitioner and at the same time is releasing sand to persons who do not hold any valid licence. 2. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent, District Collector. The petitioner seeks a direction to the District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 3. Despite service of notice on the 2nd respondent, there is no appearance for them in this writ petition. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the W.P.(C)No.11178/07 2 petitioner as well as the 2nd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.11178/07 3