IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 21ST APRIL 2009 / 1ST VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12298 of 2009(F) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- MALABAR POTTERIES PRIVATE LIMITED, CHERUVALOOR.P.O, KORATTY, THRISSUR,REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, VAKKACHAN, S/O. ITOOP, AGED 52 YEARS, PUTHANVEETIL HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, CHALAKUDY. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR. 2. THE GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINIGNG AND GEOLOGY, THRISSUR. 3. DIRECTOR OF GEOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SMT . R. BINDU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.12298 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner states that in Ext.P1 Government Order dated 07/02/2009, though the land in Survey No.334 of Kalloor Thekkumuri village has been identified as one with clay deposit, NOC applied for by them for obtaining mining permit has not been issued for the reason that sub division of the survey number is not mentioned in Ext.P1. According to the petitioner, if sub division is not mentioned that only means that since there is clay deposit in the lands in the entire survey number, NOC can be granted in respect of any part of the land in the survey number, if an application is made in this behalf. It is stated that complaining of the refusal on the part of the authorities in considering their application and issuing NOC as applied for by the petitioner, they have filed Ext.P4 complaint before the 1st respondent, and that even the 1st respondent also has not issued appropriate directions in this behalf. 2. In view of the aforesaid complaint made in this writ petition, I dispose of the writ petition itself directing that if Ext.P4 WP(C) No.12298/2009 -2- has been received and is pending before the 1st respondent, the said authority shall consider the same and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg