IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2008 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10205 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.J. WATSON, S/O. JOSEPH, ELAMBASSERIL, KADAPLAMATTOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABY KURIAKOSE SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KADAPLAMATTOM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, P.O. KADAPLAMATTOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. JOSE SEBASTIN, S/O. SEBASTIN, THAIKKATTU THARA, VAYALA P.O., ELAKKADU VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No.10205/2008-M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P9 order issued by the Panchayat. As per Ext.P9, the petitioner has been restrained from conducting quarrying operations in a given plot on the reason that the petitioner has not been licensed by the Panchayat to do so. The contention of the petitioner is that Ext.P2 licence issued by the Panchayat in favour of the petitioner will enable the petitioner to have quarrying operations on the plot covered by Ext.P9 also. I do not propose to go into the merits of contentions raised. I, therefore, dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner and respondent Panchayat to consider Ext.P9 as a showcause notice, issued to the petitioner and permit the petitioner to file his objections to Ext.P9 within 10 days from today. If the petitioner so files objections, the Panchayat will hear the petitioner and then decide whether Ext.P9 should be finalised. If the petitioner files any application for licence in respect of the plot covered by Ext.P9, that licence application will be considered and disposed of by the Panchayat in accordance with law. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, Judge ms