IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 22ND APRIL 2008 / 2ND VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13320 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.DAMODARAN, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O.RAGHAVAN, KESAVASADANAM, THANNITHODE P.O., KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, THANNITHODE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA AT ADOOR. 6. SMT.PREETHA.S.KUMAR, W/O.SUBHASH KUMAR, SUBHASH BHAWAN, THANNITHODE P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 TO 5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 13320 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: APRIL 22, 2008 JUDGMENT The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P5, a stop memo issued by the 1st respondent against the quarrying operations of the petitioner. 2. According to the petitioner, he is quarrying on the strength of Ext.P4, a permit issued by the competent authority. It is seen that aggrieved by Ext.P5, the petitioner has already moved the 2nd respondent by filing Ext.P6 and orders on Ext.P6 have not been passed so far. It is in these circumstances the writ petition has been filed. 2. Since the petitioner has already moved the competent authority by filing Ext.P6, I do not think it necessary for this court to enter into the merits of the controversy for the present. Therefore, I dispose of the writ petition directing that the 2nd respondent shall take up, consider and pass orders on Ext.P6. This shall be done as WP(C) 13320/08 Page numbers expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-