IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24648 of 2011(E) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. THAMBI MATHEW, ERAPPCKAL HOUSE, VELLIYARA P.O., AYROOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. ANISHKUMAR, THACHEZHATHU HOUSE, NEDUMPRAM P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.UNNI. K.K. (EZHUMATTOOR) RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE S.I. OF POLICE, PERUMPETTY POLICE STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT- 689 592. 2. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.24648/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE RETAIL INVOICE OF THE HITACHI HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. P2:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF R.C. BOOK OF TIPER LORRY. P3:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL . P4:- COPY OF THE SEIZURE MAHAZAR IN CRIME NO.216/2011 DTD. 6.9.2011. P5:- COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 5.4.2010. P6:- COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 28.1.2011. P7:- COPY OF THE COMPOUNDING PETITIONS DT.D 6.8.2011 PREFERRED BY THE IST PETITIONER. P8:- COPY OF THE COMPOUNDING PETITIONS DTD. 6.8.11 PREFERRED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. P9:- COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED UNDER SRO 827/91 PUBLISHED ON 26.6.1991. P10:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WPC. 34504/2010 DTD. 18.11.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 24648 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are the owners of an excavator and a tipper lorry respectively. Proceedings were initiated against them under the provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act & the Kerala Minor Mineral Rules. Thereupon the petitioners filed Exts.P7 and P8 applications before the Sub Inspector of Police, Perumpetty Police Station for compounding the offence. This writ petition is filed contending that though Exts.P7 and P8 were filed on 6.8.2011, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P7 and P8 applications and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.P.N.Santhosh, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the first respondent will consider Exts.P7 and P8 applications and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously. WPC No.24648/2011 2 I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction that in the event of the petitioners producing a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent, the first respondent shall within two weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment, pass appropriate orders on Exts.P7 and P8 applications and communicate it to the petitioners. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps