IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2007 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 36201 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- R.MOHANAN PILLAI S/O. RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI, KALLOORAYYATHU VEEDU, ERAVICHIRA EAST MURI, SOORANAD SOUTH VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.ANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT GOVT. SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 36201 OF 2007 I ===================== Dated this the 7th day of December, 2007 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he was issued Ext.P1 mining permit, extension of which has been sought by filing Ext.P4. Simultaneously, the petitioner has also filed Ext.P3 application for a fresh mining permit. Since orders were not passed on Exts.P3 and P4, petitioner has also filed a reminder, but even that did not evoke any response. It is in this background, this writ petition has been filed to expedite orders on Exts. P3 and P4. 2. In view of the pendency of Ext.P3 application for permit and also Ext.P4 application for extending the validity of Ext.P1 permit, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the 3rd respondent shall pass orders on Exts. P3 and P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within eight weeks of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp