IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2007 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1929 OP.No. 6169 of 1997(H) ---------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.GOVINDAN, S/O.K.APPU, AGED 56 YEARS, MANOJ NIVAS, VIDYARANGADI P.O., RAMANATTUKARA VIA KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, SOCIAL FORESTRY CIRCLE, MATHOTTAM, KOZHIKODE. 2. ASST. CONSERVATOR OF FORST (SOCIAL FOREST DIVISION) KALPATTA DIVISION, KALPATTA. 3. WILD LIFE WARDEN, WYNAD DIVISION, SULTAN BATHERY. 4. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 5. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.THOMS JOHN AMBOOKEN R5 BY ADVOCATE GENERAL THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON CMP NO.11169 OF 1997 IN OP NO.6169 OF 1997 H //DISMISSED// 23.5.2007. SD/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETIITONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE MEMO ISSUED BY CONSERVATOR OF FORESWT, SOCIAL FORESTRY NORTHERN REGION, KOZHIKODE TO THE PETITIONER DT.19.10.92. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER SENT BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.KS3.3146/90 DT.9.8.96. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION SENT BY ASST. WILD LIFE WARDEN TO THE PETITIONER DT. 27.2.97. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DT. 8.11.96. /TRUE COPY/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- O.P.No.6169 OF 1997 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2007 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader submits on the strength of the counter affidavit that N.L.C. has already been issued. Having gone through the counter affidavit, it is seen that sufficient grounds have been shown for the delay, if any, in issuing the N.L.C. Hence the writ petition is closed without prejudice. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb. ======================= THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J O.P.NO.6169 OF 1997 JUDGMENT 23rd MAY, 2007. =======================