IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2011 / 19TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 14939 of 2011(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. JOE PRAKASH, AREEKKAD VEEDU, ALOOR P.O., (VIA) KALLETTUMKARA, THRISSUR-680 683. 2. VINOD E.N., EDATHADAN VEEDU, ALOOR P.O., (VIA) KALLETTUMKARA, THRISSUR-680 683. 3. BIJU E.N., EDATHADAN VEEDU, ALOOR P.O., (VIA) KALLETTUMKARA, THRISSUR-680 683. BY ADVS. SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR, SMT.M.SINDHU THANKAM. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (GENERAL), THRISSUR-680 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, IRINGALAKKUDA-680121, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. MANAGER, SREE NARAYANAVILASOM VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, ALOOR-680 683, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. GEORGE MECHERIL R3 BY ADVS. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN, SMT.P.R.REENA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.14939/2011 N APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF LETTER OF INTENT DTD. 1/11/2010 ISSUED BY HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED. P2: COPY OF CERTIFICATE DTD. 25/11/2010 ISSUED BY DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES. P3: COPY OF NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE DTD. 31/12/2010 ISSUED BY ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, THRISSUR. P4: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 10/03/2011 ISSUED BY DEPUTY TOWN PLANNER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. P5: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 4/05/2011 ISSUED BY ALOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH. P6: COPY OF STOP MEMO NO.C1- 36530/10 DTD. 31/05/2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R3(A): COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DTD. 26/12/2010 OF THE SCHOOL. R3(B): COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 28/01/2011 FILED BY THIS RESPONDENT. R3(C): COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 22/03/2011 OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. R3(D): COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THIS RESPONDENT DTD. 31/05/2011 ALONG WITH THE ENDORSEMENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 14939 of 2011 --------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT This W.P.(c) is filed by the petitioner challenging the stop memo issued by the Tahsildar, Thrissur against starting a petrol pump. We have dismissed two W.P.(c)s. W.P.(c) No.16463/2011, filed by the School Manager and W.P.(c) No.21264/2011, filed by the Parent Teachers Association against the starting of the pump. Going by the above judgments, the stop memo issued by the Tahsildar/Additional District Magistrate on complaints from school is not tenable. Following the judgments in the above cases, we allow this writ petition, vacating the stop memo issued by the Tahsildar/Additional District Magistrate. sd/- C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE sd/- P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE ln /True copy/ P.A. to Judge