IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25133 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.J.MATHEW, AGED 50 YEARS, SON OF JOSEPH, PLAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MARAKKADAVU, PADICHIRA, SULTAN BATTERY, WYNAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER SRI.ANEESH JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- MULLANKOLLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MULLANKOLLY P.O., WYNAD DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.25133 of 2010 N ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of 50 Acres of land in Sy.No.358/1A1A1A of the Padichira Village in Sultan Bathery Taluk. The grievance raised in the Writ Petition is against Exhibit P11 communication issued by the Panchayat, whereby an application for issuance of licence for a quarry has been rejected. Further, the order prohibits the conduct of any quarry in the said property. 2. Exhibit P11 is appealable under the provisions of the Panchayat Raj Act. Therefore, without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to move the appellate authority, this Writ Petition is disposed of. If an appeal is filed within a period of three weeks from today along with a copy of this judgment, the same will be considered by the Appellate Authority and will be disposed of in accordance with law expeditiously. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn