IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER 2011 / 22ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33167 of 2011(U) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER : - ---------------------- HILU.V.KURIAKOSE, VANCHITHANATH HOUSE, KATTAPPANA.P.O, IDUKKI DISTRICT (PROPRIETOR, ST.STEPHEN WOOD WORKS). BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENTS: - ------------------------- 1. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (SPECIAL AFFORESTATION AND NODAL OFFICER), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 014. 2. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 3. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, AYYAPPANCOIL RANGE, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI-685 508. BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. JAMES KURIAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33167 of 2011(U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT P1 : COPY OF THE SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL REGISTRATION DATED 12.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, IDUKKI. EXT P2 : COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT DATED 16.02.2011 ISSUED BY THE 1st RESPONDENT. EXT P3 : COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 18.10.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE DMR/- ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 33167 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The only prayer in this writ petition is to direct the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner's application for NOC, the receipt of which Ext.P2. It is also the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the application, the unit in question was inspected and that verification report was also submitted to 1st respondent. In such circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the application for NOC and pass order thereon, as expeditiously as possible. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Kp/-