IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST 2008 / 6TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 20258 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SEKHARA ACHARI, S/O.ACHUTHA ACHARI, AGED 44 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, PANCHAMBALA FURNITURES, ICHILANKODE P.O., KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB E SIMON SRI.K.M.FIROZ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, VIDYANAGAR, KASARGODE. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, KANNUR DIVISION, KANNUR-12. 4th RESPONDENT IS DELETED FROM THE PARTY ARRAY AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.11054/08 ON 28.8.08 BY SPECIAL G.P. SHRI.RENJITH THAMPAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/08/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.20258 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the petitioner is not being given a No Objection Certificate for renewing the registration of the petitioner's furniture unit. The learned Special Government Pleader (Forest) submits that the question of grant of NOC has to be first considered by the State Level Empowered Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India in Forest matters. The petitioner has not yet filed an application for NOC before the State Level Committee. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: If the petitioner files an application for NOC before the State Level Empowered Committee, the said Committee shall consider the same and pass orders within three months from the date of receipt of the application. To enable the State Level Committee to do so, the petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition and a certified copy of this judgment along with the application for NOC. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2 S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== I.A.No.11054/2008 in W.P.(C).No.20258/2008 ================== Dated this the 28th day of August, 2008 O R D E R By this application the petitioner seeks deletion of the 4th respondent from the party array. Permission is granted and the 4th respondent is deleted from the party array at the risk of the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge