IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 6TH MAY 2010 / 16TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14027 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.V.JABBAR, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.VEERAN, VAZHAKKAMADATHIL HOUSE, VELLOOR, P.O.PUTHENCHIRA SOUTH, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP.BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, (MINING AND GEOLOGY), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEDER SRI. M.P. MOHAMMED FAZIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 14027 OF 2010 (C) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he is in possession of 51.5 cents of land in Sy. No.272/2A of Puthenchira Village. According to him, in order to irrigate the land and to make it cultivable, it is necessary to level the land by reducing its height by 3 feet. For the said purpose, he made Ext.P5 request before the 1st respondent in view of Rule 5(4) of the Minor Mineral Concession Rules as amended by Ext.P4. Orders have not been passed on Ext.P5 and therefore this writ petition is filed. In the facts as stated above, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 in the light of Ext.P4 Rules, as expeditiously as possible at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/