IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2011 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 11429 of 2011(C) ----------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- A.SALEEM, S/O.ABDUL KHADER, KANHIRAMKODE, VALLANGHI VILLAGE, POTHUNDI P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT - 678508. BY ADVS. SRI.A.ANILKUMAR SMT.R.RANJINI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD - 678001. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD - 678001. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, CHITTUR TALUK, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD - 678001. 4. THE NENMARA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NENMARA, PALAKKAD - 678001. 5. THE KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, DISTRICT OFFICE, PALAKKAD - 678001. 6. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, PALAKKAD - 678001. 7. ABDUL RAHIMAN.K., S/O.KHADER, KURIYALLUR VEEDU, CHEMMANTHODU, POTHUNDI P.O., VALLANGI VILLAGE, CHITTUR TALUK 678001. 8. M.SHAJI, S/O.V.L.MATHEW, VALLOPULLIL VEEDU, ARUPURAPATHI, POTHUNDI P.O., VALLANGI VILLAGE, CHITTUR TALUK 678001. R1 TO R3 & R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.T.K. ARAVINDAKUMAR BABU R4 BY ADV. SRI.C.J.JOY R5 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, SC R7 & R8 BY ADV. SRI.V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 11429 of 2011(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : PHOTOCOPY OF COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 : PHOTOCOPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 4.8.2010 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP(C) 23604 OF 2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R5(a) : COPY OF THE CLOSURE INTENTION NOTICE DTD 12.5.2011. EXT.R5(b) : COPY OF THE CLOASURE INTENTION NOTICE ISSUED TO SRI. AMMASAN. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).11429/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 16th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this Court contending that respondents 7 and 8 are pursuing quarrying operations very near to the property of the petitioner without obtaining any lincence or permission from the concerned authorities in this regard. Pursuant to the notice ordered, the fifth respondent has entered appearance and has filed a report stating that the quarrying operation was being pursued by the eighth respondent and by another person, without obtaining the requisite sanction. 2. In the above circumstances it is stated that Exts.R5(a) and (b)/Closure Intention Notices were issued to the persons concerned. The learned counsel appearing for respondents 7 and 8 submits before this Court that they are in no way connected with the quarrying operation. They have never conducted any quarrying activity and further that, they will not pursue any such operation herein, as well. The said submission is recorded. The fifth respondent is directed to W.P.(C).11429/2011 2 implement Exts.R5(a) and (b) and see that no quarrying activity is being conducted by anybody without requisite licences. The writ petition is closed, as no further orders are called for. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, Judge mrcs