IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 5636 of 2008(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.IBRAHIMKUTTY, M/S. K.E.STORES, 7/509, M.A.ROAD, KOZHIKODE-1. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MALAPPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES, PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ORGANISATION (PESO), OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES, C-2, IIIRD FLOOR, KENDRIYA BHAVAN, OPP: CSEZ, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-37. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 5636 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 18, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that the 3rd respondent had issued no objection certificate for the petitioner under the Explosives Act valid till 31.3.2007, which is Ext.P2 in the writ petition. It is submitted by the petitioner that as it was expiring, petitioner submitted Ext.P3 application on 21.2.2007 requesting for the renewal of Ext.P2 no objection certificate. However, subsequently he was informed by Ext.P4 that the 3rd respondent had intimated that the no objection certificate is withdrawn and on that basis sought cancellation of the licence. On receipt of Ext.P4, petitioner submitted Ext.P5 to the 3rd respondent requesting for issue of a copy of the order withdrawing the no objection certificate. As the request was not considered, this writ petition was filed by the petitioner praying for a direction to the 3rd respondent to issue a copy of the proceedings 2. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner and also the WP(C) 5636/08 Page numbers Government Pleader, I see no justification for declining this request of the petitioner. If the no objection certificate was withdrawn as stated in Ext.P4, the 3rd respondent ought to have issued a copy of the proceedings to the petitioner. This having not been done by the 3rd respondent, I direct that on production of a copy of this judgment, the 3rd respondent shall arrange for issuing a copy of the proceedings withdrawing the no objection certificate as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-