IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2008 / 13TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 20252 of 2006(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RAPPAYI, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.VAREED, NAMBIYADAN HOUSE, PAZHAYI P.O., THRISSUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. GEOLOGIST, THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 20252 of 2006 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 4th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the petitioner's grievance is that the impugned order has been passed without hearing the petitioner. Therefore, this Court had granted an interim stay but made it clear that the stay order shall not preclude the respondents from passing a speaking order in the matter of collection of royalty from the petitioner in accordance with law. The learned Government Pleader now submits that a fresh order has been passed on 11-9-2006 and the same has been communicated to the petitioner. The counsel appearing for the petitioner is not present. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge the fresh order passed in accordance with law, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the same. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.