IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2009 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 15824 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SULFATH, W/O.LIAKATH ALI, 'SULFATH MANZIL', KUNDAYAM P.O., PATHANAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (SPECIAL AFFORESTATION), FOREST HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SP. GOVERNMENT PLEADER HANIL KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15824 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who has applied for a no objection certificate to start a wood based industry has filed this writ petition aggrieved by the delay on the part of the competent authority in taking steps to consider and pass orders on his application. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the State Level Committee will consider the petitioner's application and take a decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the State Level Committee for wood based industries to consider the petitioner's application for grant of a no objection certificate and take a decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within four months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps