IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17686 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSEPH M.T., S/O.THOMAS, MANJALY HOUSE, AGED 54 YEARS, MALLUSSERY, VATTAPARAMBU P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE NEDUMBASSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NEDUMBASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REGIONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 3. JOHN, S/O.SEBASTIAN, THEKKEVAZHAKKALA HOUSE, MALLUSSERY, ALUVA. ADV. MR. M.K. CHANDRAMOHANDAS -SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.17686 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the alleged pollution caused by a poultry farm conducted by the third respondent near to the petitioner's residential property, which according to the petitioner is in total violation of statutory stipulations and is causing health hazards in the locality. Detailing these grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before respondents 1 and 2. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Pollution Control Board. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, after affording an opportunity of being W.P.(c)No.17686/10 2 heard to the petitioner and the third respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.17686/10 3