IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2009 / 15TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 272 of 2009(G) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. P.BIJU, RESIDING AT PULIYANKOTTU NEELESWARAM, KALLURUTTY P.O., KOZHIKODE. 2. BALAKRISHNAN, KUTTANCHERRI HOUSE, -DO-, -DO-. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. MUKKOM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MUKKOM P.O., KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, IRRIGATION DIVISION, KOZHIKODE. GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI SRI.M.DINESH, SC, KWA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 272 OF 2009 (G) ==================== Dated this the 5th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are the residents of Ward No.4 of Mukkom Panchayat on the bank of Iravanji Puzha. According to the petitioners, in the Thondinmel Kadavu, on their representations, sand mining was prohibited in 2002. It is stated that sand mining is again resumed in the aforesaid kadavu since October 2008. According to the petitioners, this causes threat to the structural stability of the water storage tank and the purity of the drinking water. Therefore, complaining of sand mining which they say had resumed in October, 2008, Ext.P5 representation has been filed before the 1st respondent. In this writ petition, they complain that even Ext.P5 has not been attended to by the 1st respondent. 2. Having regard to the aforesaid complaint of the writ petitioners, I direct the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P5, if the same has been received and is pending, with notice to the 2nd respondent Panchayath. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp