IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 32488 of 2006(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.BABU, S/O.CHACKO, LIDA BHAVAN, PAYYANNOOR P.O., ILAMPALLY, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN SRI.ANIL KUMAR M.SIVARAMAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ADOOR. 4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADOOR. 5. UDAYAKUMAR, S/O.PUTHUMANNIL VELAYUDHAN, KULASEKHARAPURAM MURI, ATHINATTU VADAKKU, KOTTAPPURAM. 6. SATHEESAN, S/O.RAGHAVA KURUP, VIJAYABHAVAN, ILAMPALLI MURI, PALLICKAL VILLAGE. W.P.(C).32488/2006 7. RAJU, S/O.YOHANNAN, RANJU BHAVAN, PAYYANNOOR P.O., PALLICKAL VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN FOR R5 SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).32488/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 3.8.2006 IN W.P.(C).20495/2006 EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25.11.2006 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN,JJ. ------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.32488 OF 2006 (P) ------------------------------ Dated 22nd January, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . This is a petition for police protection. According to the petitioner, a right of worship is disturbed because of the activities of quarrying by the 5th respondent. On instructions, Govt.Pleader submitted that now there is no quarrying work. Counsel for the 5th respondent submitted that the quarrying licence expired on 15.12.2006. At present no quarrying is done and if quarrying licence is renewed, quarrying will be restarted strictly according to the terms of the licence. However, petitioner can make their objection before the licensing authority and before the renewal of the licence, petitioner also should be given a notice of hearing by the licensing authority. With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE K.P.BALACHANDRAN JUDGE prp