IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2007 / 4TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 19301 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. BENOYKUMAR.K., AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.KUMARAN KOTTAMALAYIL HOUSE, MEMADENGU KARA, ARIKKUZHA VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. ANNAMMA AGED 48, D/O.KURIAKOSE, THEKKEVEETTIL PUTHANPURAYIL (PARATHATTEL), VENGALOOR KARA, MANAKKAD VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA TALUK IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.CHITTOOR RAJAMANNAR SRI.DILEEP CHITTOOR SMT.RESMI B.CHITTOOR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MANAKKAD VILLAGE THODUPUZHA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, THODUPUZHA TALUK, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO. 19301 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 26th DAY OF JULY, 2007 JUDGMENT The 2 nd petitioner was directed to stop the operation of her granite quarry by Ext.P7 order issued by the 2 nd respondent. The petitioners submit that the petitioners have been quarrying with licences and permits as applicable under law and therefore, the stop memo issued as per Ext.P7 is illegal and unsustainable. The 1 st petitioner has filed Ext.P8 representation before the 3 rd respondent. The petitioners now confine their prayer for a direction to the 3 rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a direction to the 3 rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The 3 rd respondent shall grant an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as others, who are likely to be affected. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd