IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 12451 of 2007(S) ----------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ MR.M.K.HARIDAS, USHUS, ANAKOTTA ROAD, KOTTAPADY P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN, SRI.P.K.KHALEEMUDHEEN & SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIATE ANNEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K. MEERA. R2 BY SHRI M.K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC. PCB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12451 of 2007 S --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L. DATTU, C.J: Petitioner is a social worker. He alleges that there is slackness on the part of the respondents in establishing solid waste disposal system in the State of Kerala. Therefore, he seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus to issue appropriate direction to the respondents to establish solid waste disposal system, namely Bio-Chemical Incinerator, Bio Gas Plants, etc. 2. The first respondent Government has filed a detailed counter affidavit and in that, has stated the various steps they have taken to tackle the menace pointed out by the petitioner in the Writ Petition. 3. We have carefully gone through the counter affidavit filed by the first respondent and after doing so, we are of the opinion that the respondents without even waiting for a direction from us, have taken effective steps for establishment of solid waste disposal system. In that view of the matter, for the present, we do not intend to issue any further direction to the respondents. We only hope that the respondents will faithfully continue their efforts to tackle the menace pointed out by the petitioner. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH, kbk/DK. JUDGE WPC 2