IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER 2008 / 21ST AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23182 of 2008(I) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- SAHADEVAN, S/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 48 YEARS, LAKSHMI NIVAS, KALLIMEL MURI, MAVELIKKARA TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.MOHAMMED RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT.OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, INDUSTRIES DEPT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DISTRICT OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.23182/2008 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF PROCEEDINGS ORDER No.3/08-09/M.M/ DOA/648/08 DT.23.5.08 ALAPPUZHA ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE CHALAN RECEIPT DT. 23.5.08 FOR THE REMITTANCE RS.4850. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION DT. 16.6.08 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23182 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an applicant for a quarrying permit. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s application mentioned in Ext.P3 is not being considered by the 2nd respondent. The petitioner, therefore, submitted Ext.P3 application before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd