IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2011 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28544 of 2011(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.G.RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.GOPALA PILLAI, CONVENER, INTUC (I) HEAD LOAD AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION (REG.NO.190/76), ARUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, MINING & GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE (PO), KOTTAYAM-686001. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM-686001. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTTAYAM TALUK OFFICE, KOTTAYAM-686001. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, AYARKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE, AYARKUNNAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686564. 6. MRS.JESSY BABU, PULICKAL HOUSE, ARUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686001. G.P. SRI.GEORGE MECHERIL FOR R1 TO R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF ELECTION IDENTITY CARD OF THE PETITIONER DT.8.5.1998. P2: TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DT.17.3.2010 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, AYARKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT. P3: TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION G.O.(P)NO.54/2010/ID DT.10.3.2010 ISSUED BY R1. P4: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.8.6.2010 ISSUED BY R1 TO DIRECTOR, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT. P5: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.20.8.2011 ISSUED BY R2 TO R6 FOR REMOVING 1000 MT OF ORDINARY SAND UPTO 19.10.2011. P6: TRUE COPY OF PROHIBITORY ORDER ISSUED BY R5 TO R5'S HUSBAND DT.23.8.2011. P7: TRUE COPY OF MASS PETITION FILED BY THE MEMBERS OF SKV NSS KARAYOGAM NO.1388 AT ARUMANOOR, DT.19.8.2011 BEFOR THE MINISTER FOR REVENUE, STATE OF KERALA. P8: TRUE COPY OF DETAIL ESTIMATE AND THE SKETCH AND PLAN OF THE PROPOSED POND PREPARED BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, LSGD SECTION, AYARKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag. C.J. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.28544 of 2011 .................................................................... Dated this the 25th day of October, 2011. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, Ag. C.J. This W.P.(C) is filed as a public interest litigation stating that the workers of the petitioner's Union are denied work on account of withholding of permit issued to the 6th respondent to mine sand from her property. Even though strictly speaking this may not be a public interest litigation, what we are constrained to observe is that a Stop Memo is a temporary arrangement and the person against whom it is issued is entitled to have final orders in the matter which should be passed after hearing the objector and the applicant. We are told that hearing is over before the District Collector and if it is so, the District Collector is bound to pass orders without any delay. We close the W.P. (C) with the above observation. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Acting Chief Justice P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms