IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2010 / 27TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 16869 of 2010(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- PALLAPRAM COIR VYAVASAYA SAHAKARANA SANGAM LTD.NO.598, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PONNANI SOUTH (P.O), PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, FISHERIES & PORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PORT CONSERVATOR, PORT OFFICE, PONNANI NAGARAM (P.O), PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES (CESS), REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR (CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT LEVEL EXPORT COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER ACT 18 OF 2001) COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, PONNANI TALUK OFFICE, MINI CIVIL STATION, PONNANI NAGARAM (P.O), PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING & GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, MANJERI (P.O), MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2010, ALONG WITH WPC. NOS. 23344 OF 2010 & 24750 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16869 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT The dispute in this writ petition relates to the right to collect sand from the channel in the port limits of Ponnani. The petitioner Society had been granted permission to manually dredge sand from the said area, but they were not permitted to do so. During the pendency of this writ petition, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirur, convened a meeting of all interested persons and a compromise has been worked out. As per the terms of the compromise, the permits granted to the petitioner Society have been decided to be restored. Since the petitioner Society is permitted to manually dredge sand, the grievances of the petitioner do not subsist. The terms of the agreement further stipulates that the petitioner would be entitled to the said benefits only after withdrawing this writ petition. Therefore, recording the terms of the settlement dated 17.8.2010 referred to above, this writ petition is permitted to be withdrawn. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, Judge css/