IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13736 of 2010(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ J.SREEMATHY, W/O.MURALEEDHARAN, CHERUPANAMVILA KIZHAKKATHIL, EDAKKADU, KADAMPANAD.P.O, PORUVAZHY VILLAGE, KUNNATHOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KUNNATHOOR, SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. * ADDL.R4 IMPLEADED 4. ADDL.R4: THE DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES, KENDRIYA BHAVAN, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. * IS IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R4 AS PER ORDER DATED 21/05/2010 IN I.A.NO.6072/2010 IN WPC. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. T.K.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU ADDL.R4 BY ADV. SRI.K.SANIL KUMAR, ADDL.CGSC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.13736/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12/12/1962 IN O.S.NO.50/1961 OF THE MUNSIFF COURT, ADOOR. P2 COPY OF THE REGISTERED DOCUMENT NO.62/1984 OF KADAMPANADU SUB REGISTRY. P3 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 01/04/1987 ISSUED BY THE PORUVAZHY MALANADA DEVASWOM TO THE PETITIONER. P4 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.K.DIS.25919/87/M7 DATED 29/07/87 AND THE LICENCE NO.3/87/QLN ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.M7-8999/06/K.DIS. DATED 01/02/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P6 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.K.DIS .10349/08/M7 DATED 20/05/2009 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT TO THE PETITIONER. P7 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO.5555/2010 DATED 01/03/2010 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P8 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 19/03/2010. P9 COPY OF THE BUILDING TAX RECEIPT OF PORUVAZY GRAMA PANCHAYATH SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P10 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.K.DIS./18852/10/M7 DATED 29/03/2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R1(A) COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 23/11/2009. R1(B) COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15/6/2010. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 13736 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The writ petition was filed seeking to quash Exts.P6 and P10 whereby application made by the petitioner for renewal of explosives licence was declined. According to the respondents, in the absence of the petitioner having applied for AE-2 and LE-2 licences, renewal could not have been sought. 2. During the pendency of this writ petition, petitioner submitted Ext.P11 application in Form AE-2 and for licence in Form LE-2 under the Explosives Rules, 2008. According to the petitioner, as per Ext.P12, application have been accepted by the 1st respondent on 8/11/2010. 3. Now that these applications are pending, it is for the 1st respondent to consider the applications in the light of the provisions of the Explosives Rules. This the 1st respondent shall do, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp