IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 726 of 2011(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------------- ABDUL SHEREEF K.,S/O.K.N.KAMAL, PROPRIETOR,SHAMEEM WOOD WORKS,THANEERPANTHAL, KUNISSERY P.O.,ALATHUR TALUK,PALAKKAD DISTRICT, RESIDING AT: KUTHIRAPPARA HOUSE,KUNISSERY P.O., ALATHUR TALUK,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN/CONVENER, STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOREST HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NENMARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. ERIMAYUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ERIMAYUR, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (SPECIAL AFFORESTATION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SPL.GOVT.PLEADER SRI.M.P.PRAKASH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 726 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the proprietor of Shameem Wood Works situated at Thanneerpanthal in Alathur Taluk, which is a small scale industrial unit engaged in the manufacturing of furniture. He approached this Court on account of Ext.P16 issued by the 4th respondent Panchayat, ordering closure of the unit for the reason that the NOC issued to the Unit by the Forest Department had expired. It is now seen that, though after the expiry of the previous NOC, petitioner has moved the State Level Empowered Committee by filing Ext.P17 application for issuance of the NOC. Now that such an application has been filed, the Committee will have to consider the application and take appropriate action in the mater. In view of the pendency of the application as above, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 2nd respondent to consider Ext.P17 application made by the petitioner and pass orders thereon in accordance with law. In the meantime, I direct WPC No. 726/11 :2 : that the petitioner will be permitted to continue to function the industrial unit, subject to compliance with other statutory requirements. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp