IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2009 / 19TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 892 of 2009(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- AUGUSTHY JOSEPH, S/O. JOSEPH, RESIDING AT CHANDRAKUNNEL HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., ANAKKARA VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR IDUKKI, COLLECTORATE, PAINAVU P.O., IDUKKI DIST. 3. THE SUB COLLECTOR DEVIKULAM, THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, DEVIKULAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR UDUMBANCHOLA, TALUK OFFICE, NEDUMKANDAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ANAKKARA, VILLAGE OFFICE, ANAKKARA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 6. THE GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING & GEOLOGY, OFFICE OF THE GEOLOGIST, MINI CIVIL STATION, THODUPUZHA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MEDICL OFFICER, PAINAVU P.O.,IDUKKI DISTRICT. 8. THE VANDANMEDU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE VANDANMEDU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VANDANMEDU P.O., IDUKKI DIST. /2/ 9. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE IDUKKI, THODUPUZHA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 10. K.M.SCARIA, KOCHUMANAKARA HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 11. BABU ARUKANNI, ARUKANNIL HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 12. MONCY MATHEW, KOCHUMANKARA HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 13. BABU THACHIRIKKAL, TACHIRIKKAL HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DIST. 14. VARGHESE CHACKO, THUNDIYIL HOUSE, PUTTADY P.O., UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. SC SRI. M. K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No. 892 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner states that, he has filed Ext.P4 before respondents 2 and 6 complaining that the party respondents are extracting sand from wet lands in various places in Idukki District. In this writ petition, the complaint is that no action has been taken by respondents 2 and 6 on the complaints so made to them. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, Ext.P3 complaint has been made by him to respondents 2 and 6 and if the same has been received and is pending, the aforesaid respondents are directed to take appropriate action with notice to the affected parties, as expeditiously as possible. Petitioner may produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before respondents 2 and 6 for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC) vi JUDGE