IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2008 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 33649 of 2005(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SUDHAKARAN, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.KUMARAN, KURUPPAMTHARA, UDAYANAPURAM P.O., VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.A.X.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALA. 2. GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE, KOTTAYAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 4. UDAYANAPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PADINJAREKKAR P.O., VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. RAVEENDRAN, KURUPPANTHARA HOUSE, UDAYANAPURAM P.O., VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE CHERIAN (THIRUVALLA) - R5 SRI.P.S.NANDANAN - R4 SRI.B.SABU - R4 SRI.P.N.ANOOP - R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.33649/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP. NO.2557/03 DT. 23.1.03 OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DT. 10.3.05. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT DT. 24.5.03. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT PASSED BNY THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WP(C) 17434/2003 DT. 2.6.04. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 12.7.04. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT. 29.10.05. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.33649 of 2005 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 20th June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer :- “Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to fill the excavations in Sy.No.62/10A, of Vaikom Village, Udayanapuram Panchayath, which was formed as a result of the sand mining activities committed by the 5th respondent in exercise of the provisions contained in Rule 16 of the Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967.” There will be a direction to the second respondent to take appropriate action on Exts.P5 and P6 representations with notice to the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment, and see that the fields are levelled. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.33649 of 2005 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 20th June, 2008.