IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19530 of 2010(M) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M/S.ANANTHAPURI BLUE METALS, MOONUMUKKU, CHITHARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MR.DILLI SUKHY. BY MR.SOJAN JAMES, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN - 690 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, KOLLAM, PIN - 691 559. 3. THE SECRETARY, CHITHARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691 559. BY MS.K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.19530 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a partnership firm engaged in the business of quarrying and sales of crusher metals, M.sand etc. Recently, they have established a new unit at Chithara in Kollam District. It is pointed out that they have obtained necessary licences and permits from the statutory authorities and submitted an application before the 3rd respondent for the licence to be issued from the Panchayath. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the said application and Exhibit P2 is the acknowledgment showing the receipt of the same. It is pointed out that the application is kept pending without any action. 2. There will be a direction to the 3rd respondent Panchayath to take a decision on Exhibit P1 in accordance with the Rules and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a W.P.(C) No.19530/2010 2 period of one month. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp