IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 12346 of 2010(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- C.J.JANARDHANAN, S/O.C.G.JANARDHANAN, AGED 47 YEARS, CHAKKUNGATHODIYIL, PUDUKKAD P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE GEOLOGIST, THRISSUR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 12346 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner owns certain land in Pananchery Village. Petitioner is a brick manufacturer. The petitioner proposes to mine clay from his property. According to the petitioner, experts have examined the property and it has been identified as a property from which clay mining can be permitted. Petitioner claims to have got statutory clearance from all authorities for the mining. Despite the petitioner filing Ext.P4 petition before the respondent seeking permission to mine clay from his property, the same is not being attended to by the respondent, is his complaint before this court in this writ petition. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as W.P.(C)No. 12346 of 2010 -2- possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. However I make it clear that I have not considered the eligibility of the petitioner on merits and it is open to the respondent to consider the same in accordance with law. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/