IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2010 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6166 of 2010(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.J.THOMAS, KANAYAMPLACKAL, KATTAPPANA SOUTH P.O., IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (SPECIAL AFFORESTATION) AND NODAL OFFICER, CONVENOR, STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR WOOD BASES INDUSTRIES IN KERALA, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE KATTAPPANA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY. SPL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.SANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.6166 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 15th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the sole proprietor of a furniture cum wood based unit called 'Anand Ambani Mini Industries' at Kattappana. The unit is mainly engaged in the manufacture of furniture items, door frames and window frames using the timber purchased from the Depot of the Forest Department. The petitioner had applied for a N.O.C. before the D.F.O., Kottayam through the Forest Range Officer Ayyappan Kovil as early as on 7/7/1999. The application has been transmitted to the first respondent. Ext.P2 is the copy of the receipt of the application evidencing the same. The petitioner is having the licence of the Panchayat as evidenced by Ext.P4. Sale Tax registration as evidenced by Ext.P5 and consent issued by the Pollution Control Board as evidenced by Ext.P6 and copy of the SSI Registration issued by District Industries Centre as evidenced by Ext.P7. 2. Seeking for a direction to issue the NOC by the first respondent, this writ petition has been filed. 3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that application is pending and the action will be finalised after W.P.(C)No.6166 of 2010 2 conducting mandatory enquiry. 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on application submitted by the petitioner within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner seeks for a direction not to take any coercive action in the meanwhile. This Court has already ordered to maintain status-quo as on 25/2/2010, pending the writ petition. 5. The learned Government Pleader submitted that petitioner can move to the first respondent for appropriate interim orders since the application for grant of N.O.C. is pending. If the petitioner makes such an application, appropriate decision will be taken within a period of one month. Till then the interim order passed by this court will continue. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj