IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19171 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ARUN M., KANJIRAMVILAKATHU VEEDU, THANNIKONAM, ALTHARA MOODU P.O. BY ADV. SRI.SEBASTIAN DAVIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TH DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.19171/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF LICENCE DT.1.6.11. EXT.P2: COPY OF CONSENT ORDER DT.16.6.10 ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER. EXT.P3: COPY OF REMINDER DT.23.6.11. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE dsn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 19171 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who holds a licence issued by the District Magistrate under the provisions of the Explosive Rules, 2008 and the statutory clearance from the Kerala State Pollution Control Board to operate a quarry, has filed this writ petition for an order directing the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram to consider the application submitted by him for the grant of a No Objection Certificate for the purpose of moving the Geologist for permission to conduct quarrying operations. The petitioner submits that though an application for issuance of the No Objection Certificate was submitted on 7.5.2010 followed by a reminder, evidenced by Ext.P3 dated 25.6.2011, till date, the District Collector has not passed orders on the said application. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider the application dated 7.5.2010 bearing No.B7/ 33678/ 09 and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously. 2. Smt. Rajasree, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that if, as claimed by the petitioner, the application dated 7.5.2010 is pending before the District WPC No.19171/2011 2 Collector, the District Collector will consider the same and pass orders thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that more than one year has passed after the petitioner submitted the application for a No Objection Certificate, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram to consider the said application and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps