IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2010 / 6TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23558 of 2010(T) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. MATHEW, S/O. THOMAS, AGED 52, VETTATH HOUSE, ARAKULAM P.O., ARAKULAM, IDUKKI. 2. ROYCE MATHEW, S/O. MATHEW, AGED 26, OF -DO- -DO- BY ADVS. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI, SRI.BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. ARAKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT SPECIAL GRADE, MOOLAMATTOM P.O., IDUKKI DIST.-685 589, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, ARAKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT SPECIAL GRADE, MOOLAMATTOM P.O., IDUKKI DIST.-685 589, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY - 685 589. 3. V.T.JOSE, C/O. TONY THOMAS, VETTATH HOUSE, ARAKULAM P.O., PIN-685 591. 4. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, IDUKKI-685 602. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 23558 of 2010-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of July, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners herein are conducting a hollow brick business in the name and style 'Vettath Industries', Arakulam P.O., Thodupuzha. The unit was started on 4.10.2006. It employs four persons for its functioning. The unit is having SSI registration. 2. The petitioners are aggrieved by Ext.P5 stop memo issued by the second respondent Panchayat based on some complaints. It is mainly pointed out in Ext.P5 that the petitioners have not obtained the consent of the Pollution Control Board. It is the case of the petitioners that they have applied for clearance from the Board and the grant of consent is at the final stage. 3. Ext.P5 being a notice, the petitioners will file an objection to the same and if such an objection is filed by the petitioners along with a copy of this judgment, the Secretary of the Panchayat will consider the same and pass final orders within 10 days of the receipt of the objection. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the unit was functioning for the last four years and there was no complaint from any wpc 23558/2010 2 quarters so far. This aspect also will be considered by the second respondent while passing final orders on the stop memo. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/