IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17284 of 2010(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MUNEER C.A., S/O.ABDULLA, AGED 43 YEARS, BUSINESS, AKKARA-MASKAN, CHENGALA P.O. CHENGALA VILLAGE, KASARAGOD TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2010, ALONG WITH WPC. NO.17353 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)Nos. 17284 & 17353 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T In these two writ petitions, the petitioners are desirous of mining sand from their property. But under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1967, to enable them to apply for permit for the same, they have to produce a No-objection certificate from the District Collector. Petitioners have filed Ext.P2 application in both writ petitions seeking such no-objection certificate from the District Collector. The petitioners seek a direction to the District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 (in both writ petitions) as expeditiously as possible. 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 District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 in both writ petitions and pass appropriate orders thereof in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE The first sentence of the judgment dated 04/06/2010 in W.P.(C) W.P.(C)Nos. 17284 & 17353 of 2010 -2- 17284/2010 is corrected and substituted as follows: “In these two writ petitions, the petitioners are desirous of stocking and selling ordinary sand” as per order dated 14/09/2010 in I.A. No.12236/2010 in W.P.(C) 17284/2010. Sd/- Registrar (Judicial) shg/