IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5679 of 2008(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PARACHIRA SRI.MADAN KOVIL DEVI KSHETHRAM TRUST, PARACHIRA, MELARANOOR, KARAMANA, TRIVANDRUM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SANTHOSH KUMAR. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CONTONMENT POLICE STATION, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POOJAPPURA POLICE STATION, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.5679 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a temple. In this writ petition, the relief sought for is to direct the respondent to give permission to the petitioner for using public announcing system and sound system on a regular basis. 2. In so far as the sound system that is used by the petitioner is concerned, the learned Government Pleader on instructions submit that there were certain complaints from the neighbourhood. According to him, on receipt of the complaints, the respondents 2 and 3 approached the Pollution Control Board and obtained a report. It is stated that on the basis of the report, the petitioner was asked to reduce the sound level and that they have complied with that direction. 3. However, complaint of the writ petitioner is that despite of Ext.P2 application, the third respondent has only granted a temporary license on the basis of which they are now working. It is in this background, the writ petition has been filed. WPC5679/2008 2 In the light of the above, all that is required to be done is to direct the second respondent to consider Ext.P2 application made by the petitioner for using sound system in the temple. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the second respondent shall consider Ext.P2 application made by the petitioner in the light of the recommendation made by the Pollution Control Board and pass appropriate orders. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE csl