IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST JUNE 2007 / 31ST JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 13460 of 2007(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KUNJU MUHAMMED.K.M., S/O.MEETHI BEERAVU, KUNNATHU HOUSE, PALAPRASSERY, CHENGAMANADU P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.ALI SRI.BIJU .C. ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY, DISTRICT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, (CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT LEVEL EXPERT COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED UNDER ACT 18 OF 2001) COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/06/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 13461 OF 2007 WPC NO. 13462 OF 2007 WPC NO. 13463 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) 13460 OF 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Ext.P1: True copy of the dealer's license issued by the 1st respondent dated 31-03-2006 Ext.P2: True copy of the communication dated 18-01-2007 issued by the 1st respondent to the petitioner //True copy// es S.SIRI JAGAN. J. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) Nos.13460,13461, 13462 & 13463 of 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of June 2007 JUDGMENT In all these writ petitions by a common interim order dated 17-4- 2007 I have directed as follows: “Admit .Government Pleader takes notice on behalf of the respondent There would be an interim order to the concerned Geologist to permit the petitioners to file applications for renewal of permit under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967, by issuing necessary chalans and a further direction to the Geologist concerned to consider the applications for renewal to be submitted by the petitioners, in accordance with law. The chalans shall be issued within one week from the date of production of a copy of this order and the applications shall be considered and orders passed within one month from the date of filing of the applications” In view of the said direction no further orders are called for in these writ petitions. Accordingly these writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the interim order. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE es