IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2008 / 13TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 19581 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. MOHANADASAN, S/O. KUNJAN, AGED 52 YEARS, MANNAYI HOUSE, MULAKULAM SOUTH, P.O. MULAKULAM, VAIKOM TALUK. 2. PARU, W/O.KUNJAN, AGED 80 YEARS, DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAI. 3. THE GEOLOGIST, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, VAIKOM. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MULAKKULAM. 6. SAJIMON T. KURIAN @ SOJAN, S/O. KURIAN, AGED 37 YEARS, THEKKUMPURATH HOUSE, KANAMBOOR KARA, PIRAVOM VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.RAJEEV V.KURUP FOR R6 GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SUDHA DEVI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: W.P.C.NO. 19581/2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 12-5-2008. EXT.P2 COMPLAINT DT. 12-5-2008. EXT.P3 COMPLAINT SUBMITTED TO R5. EXT.P4 ORDER DT. 23-5-2008. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 19581 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 4th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are residents of the Mulakulam Grama Panchayat. Their grievance in this writ petition is against mining of sand without appropriate permit by the 6th respondent herein. Seeking redressal of their grievance, the petitioners have filed Ext. P1 representation before the 3rd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 expeditiously. 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 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as the 6th respondent. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 3rd respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/