IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 33044 of 2009(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. R.BHASKARAN, S/O.RAMAN, AGED 48, MENAKKESSERIL, MANNADY P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. G.VRINDAKUMAR, S/O.GOPINATHAN NAIR, PLAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, MANNADY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. SUBASHMONY, S/O.BHASKARA PILLAI, PARUVAKUZHIYIL VEEDU, MANNADY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. KADAMPANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, KADAMPANAD, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.33044/2009-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are workers engaged in sand mining in Kallada river coming within the jurisdiction of Kadampanad Grama Panchayat. In view of the dispute between the various Panchayats, the Government passed an order on 19/07/2006 fixing the boundaries of the Panchayats as well as guidelines for sand mining. 2. According to the petitioners, persons like them are now unemployed in view of the indiscriminate sand mining and due to the stopping of sand mining by the second respondent-Panchayat. It is mentioned that a writ petition as W.P.(C).No.35771/2008 is pending before this Court with regard to the opening of new kadavus in the area of second respondent-Panchayat. Seeking for appropriate reliefs, they have filed Ext.P4 representation before the first respondent-District Collector. They are aggrieved by non consideration of Ext.P4 representation by the first respondent. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision after considering various aspects on Ext.P4 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will W.P.(C). No.33044/2009 -:2:- produce copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms