IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2010 / 17TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 34077 of 2009(D) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- MRS.MOLLY S.,W/O.VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 39,RESIDING AT ARUN NIVAS, KUZHAKKADU,POOVACHAL (P.O), KATTAKKADA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS.MR.K.JAYAKUMAR MR.P.B.KRISHNAN SMT.GEETHA P.MENON MR.P.M.NEELAKANDAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VEERANAKAVU VILLAGE,KATTAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.34077/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE RESPONDENT NO. 1 DTD.23.9.2009. P2:- COPY OF THE APPLICATIO SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.1. DTD. 7.10.2009. P3:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE RESPONDENT NO. 2 DTD. 7.10.2009. P4:- COPY OF THE REPORT OF RESPONDENT NO.2 ALONG WITH BASIC TAX RECEIPT DTD. 30.10.2009. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.34077 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein seeks for permission under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules to collect and utilize sand for reconstruction of the building. The petitioner is the owner of a property included in Block No.44 in Thandapper No.8354 of Veeranakavu village having an extent of 7.60 Ares. 2. It is averred in the writ petition that the residential building of the petitioner is in a dilapidated condition and the petitioner has to repair and reconstruct the same. The petitioner also intends to construct shop rooms in front of her house for her livelihood. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner filed Exhibit P1, an application before the 1st respondent seeking for permission to collect sand for utilisation of the above purpose. 3. Exhibit P1 is followed by Exhibits P2 and P3 representations. Exhibit P4 is the report forwarded by the Village Officer of the concerned Village. Learned counsel for the W.P.(C) No.34077/2009 2 petitioner prayed that the 1st respondent may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit P1 within a time frame. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P1, after hearing the petitioner and after considering the pleas raised by the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp