IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28343 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- R.PADMANABHAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, RERMAL VEEDU, NARIKODE, P.O.KOTTILA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SREE VELLALATH DEVASWOM, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KADANNAPPALLY VILLAGE, KADANNAPPALLY P.O., KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPT., DISTRICT OFFICE, KANNUR. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, HR & CE DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE. 4. N.P.KUNHIKANNAN, S/O.KUMARAN, NALUPURAPPATHIL HOUSE, KADANNAPPALLI P.O., MANDOOR VIA., KANNUR DISTRICT. R2 BY SR. GOVT.PLEADER P.N.SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.28343 of 2009-K = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Ext.P5, a notice issued way back on 23.11.2007. Whatever be the contentions, now it is nearly two years since the issuance of that notice. The matter relates to Mining and Geology Department and grant of licence for mining. It may be true that the issue was subject matter of certain other writ petitions. But the fact remains that by now, the term of the licence Ext.P4 has also run out, since in terms of the relevant rules, the licence can be granted only for one year at one time. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/141009