IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2010 / 7TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2497 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M/S. MARDEC R.K. LATEX PVT. LTD., VADAPURAM P.O., NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DIST., KERALA-676 562, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT (OPERATIONS) MR. C.HARIDAS MENON. BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA MR.MATHEWS K.UTHUPPACHAN MR.TERRY V.JAMES RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MAMPAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MAMPAD P.O., NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DIST. 2. KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, MAMPAD, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. MR.P.ABDUL KARIM, S/O. KOYAMU KURIKKAL, PUNNAPPALA HOUSE, MEPPADAM P.O., MAMPAD, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN,SC,POLLUTION CONT FOR R2 & 3 MR.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC FOR PCB MS.K.R.DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.2497 of 2010 (J) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P9, an order issued by the Secretary of the 1st respondent Panchayat canceling the licence issued to the petitioner's factory for the reasons stated therein. 2. Although the petitioner has raised several contentions impugning the validity of the said order, having regard to the fact that the statute itself provides for appellate remedy to the petitioner, I do not think it proper for this Court to entertain the writ petition. Therefore, this writ petition will stand dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to pursue the appellate remedy available to it. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg