IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2009 / 26TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1564 of 2007(S) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BHARATHIYA MAZDOOR SANGHAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS JOINT SECRETARY, NEDUMKANADAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.T.C.KRISHNA SRI.MANU GOVIND RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. 2. THE SECRETARY, UPPUTHARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT UPPUTHARA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. SECRETARY, AYYAPPANKOVIL PANCHAYATH, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, UPPUTHARA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 5. T.SIVANKUTTY, SON OF THANKAPPAN, KUNNILETH HOUSE, KARUNTHARUVI, UPPUTHARA, ILDUKKI DISTRICT. 6. MANU BHASKARAN, PUTHENPURACKAL, K.CHAPPATHU P.O., CHAPPATHU, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 7. K.M.AVARACHAN, SON OF MICHAEL, KODAVASSERIL, K.CHAPPATHU PO, MARUTHUMPETTA, IDUKKI. 8. P.G.SATHYAN, SON OF GOPALAN, KADANKUZHIYIL, K.CHAPPATHU P.O., PACHAKKAD, IDUKKI. ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU FOR R2 SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI FOR R2 SRI.K.JAJU BABU FOR R3 GP SRI.P.K.HARIKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 1564 of 2007 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 3.1.07 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 4.1.07 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 4.1.07 FILED BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT ON BEHALF OF THE IDUKKI JILLA HEADLOAD AND GENERAL MAZDOOR SANGHAM EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF INJUNCTION ORDER DATED 4.1.07 PASSED IN I.A.6/07 IN O.S.3/07 BY THE MUNSIFF'S COURT, PEERMADE. EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF PAPER REPORT PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBOOMI DAILY ON 6.1.07 EXT.P6- PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING SAND MINING AT FACTORY KADAVU (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE J.B.KOSHY,Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J -------------------------------- W.P.(C).1564/2007 ----------------------------- Dated this 16th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Koshy (Ag.C.J.) Petitioner challenges the illegal sand mining from Periyar river in Upputhara and Ayyappankovil Panchayaths. We dispose of the writ petition directing the District Collector to enforce the Kerala River Bank Protection and Control of Sand Mining Act, 2001, and the Rules framed thereunder, to see that the illegal sand minings are prohibited and the environmental problems are not created due to sand mining. District Collector should also ensure that the enforcing authorities are doing their duties in this regard very earnestly. Writ petition is disposed of as above. J.B.KOSHY, Acting Chief Justice V.GIRI, Judge mrcs