IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 17TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3096 of 2009(S) ----------------------------------- (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION REGISTERED SUO MOTU BY THE HIGH COURT, IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF 250 KGS. OF SODIUM CYANIDE CONFISCATED IN ST.103/2003 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PALAKKAD) .................... RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT , GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, PATTOM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S. RAMKY ENVIRO ENGINEEERS, RAMKY HOUSE, RAJ BHAVAN ROAD, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD 500 082. 4. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRAPRADESH. 5. THE SECRETARY, ANDHRAPRADESH POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, PARYAVARANA BHAVAN, S-3, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SANATH NAGAR, HYDERABAD 500 018. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B.KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & P.BHAVADASAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.3096 of 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated 6th February, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy, Ag.C.J . This is a writ petition registered suo motu on the basis of a report by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palakkad that 250 Kgs. of Sodium Cyanide confiscated by the Drugs Controller in ST 103/2003 has been kept in the property room of Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, Palakkad. It was not disposed of. It cannot be kept in the court premises. On instructions, learned Government Pleader submitted that the above Sodium Cyanide will be disposed of within a period of one month. A copy of the fax message from the District Collector dated 5.2.2009 was also produced before us. Recording that undertaking and also with a direction that the undertaking should be fully honoured within one month this writ petition is disposed of. The entire Sodium Cyanide kept in the court room should be removed. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. J.B.KOSHY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN JUDGE tks