IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 4545 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- PHILIP MATHEW NEDIYATHU HOUSE, KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.RINNY STEPHEN CHAMAPARAMPIL SMT.ASHA ELIZABETH MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. C.I.OF POLICE, MAVELIKARA. 3. S.I.OF POLICE POLICE STATION, NOORNAD. 4. ANANDAN VELLIYATHU THEKKETHIL, KUDASANAD PO,PULIKUNNU. 5. RAJAN, CHIRAKKATT, DO...DO.. 6. VINOD KUMAR KRISHNA NIVAS, ULUVUKKAD MURI, KUDASANAD PO, 7. GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE ALAPPUZHA. * 8. R.D.O., R.D.O. OFFICE, COURT JUNCTION, CHENGANNUR P.O. WPC : 4545/09 *9. PALAMEL GRAMNA PANCHAYT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAMEL PANCHAYAT OFFICE, NOORNAD P.O. (ADDL. R8 & R9 ARE IMPLEADED AS ADDL. RESPONDENTS IN WPC : 4545/09 AS PER ORDER DATED 12.02.09 IN IA NO.2218/09) R1 TO R3, R7 & R8 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER, SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL. R4 TO R6 BY ADV.SRI.K.SASIKUMAR ADDL. R9 BY ADV. SRI.SIVAN MADATHIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 4545 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this, the 1st day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. Petitioner seeks police protection for extracting laterite soil. It is contended that he is entitled to remove the same on the basis of Ext.P6 licence. But, we find from Ext.P6 licence that the same is for extraction of granite/laterite building stone from the quarry referred to in Ext.P6. Therefore, on the basis of a licence to extract stone, petitioner cannot be permitted to extract laterite soil. Hence the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the liberty of the petitioner to move the Geologist/competent authority for appropriate orders. We make it clear that while considering the application for quarrying permit by the Geologist/competent authority, the parties to the writ petition WPC No. 4545/09 -:2:- and the local Grama Panchayat will also be given an opportunity of hearing. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Kurian Joseph, Judge. ttb