IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25541 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. ALL KERALA QUARRY ASSOCIATION TALUK SAMITHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AMBALAVAYAL PO, WAYANAD DISTRICT PIN-673 593. 2. K.YOUSUF,S/O.KUNHIMUHAMMED, KANAKKAYIL HOUSE,AYIRAM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 3. SHYJU THOMAS, S/O.N.K.THOMAS, NACHERI HOUSE, KUMBALERI PO, AMBALAVAYAL. 4. ELDO K.MATHEW, S/O.MATHEW, KANIYATTIL HOUSE, KUMBALERI PO, AMBALAVAYAL. 5. C.MOIDEEN, S/O.KHADER, CHELLAPPURATH VEEDU, AYIRM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO, 6. T.C.FRANCIS, S/O.CHERIYAN, THARAPEL HOUSE, KALATHOO VAYAL, AMABALAVAYAL PO. 7. K.C.MUHAMMED,S/O.KUNHAMBU, URULANKUNNATHU VEEDU,AMBALAVAYAL PO. 8. SURESH BABU, S/O.DAMODARAN, KEERUVELIL HOUSE, KUMBALERI PO. 9. ANNAMMA, W/O.VARGHESE, EDAPPATTU PUTHAN PURAYIL HOUSE, KUMBALERI PO. 10. ELIYAMMA, W/O.ELIYAS,ARATTUPURA, KUMBALERI PO, AMBALAVAYAL. 11. P.K.SHAJI, S/O.ACHOYI, KUPPAKKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 12. C.MAJEED, S/O.MAMU, CHUNDANGAYIL VEEDU, AYIRAM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. WP(C).No. 25541 of 2010(P) 13. JOYI PHILIP, S/O/PHILIP, PULLAN PLAVIL HOUSE, KRISHNAGIRI PO. 14. M.VEERAN, S/O.AYAMUTTI, MANNIL THODIYIL VEEDU, AYIRAM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 15. T.U.POULOSE, S/O.ULAHANNA, THAZHATHEKUDI VEEDU, KUMBALERI PO. 16. M.KUNHIRAMAN, S/O.RAMANKUTTY, MANNIL KANDIYIL VEEDU, AYIRAMKOLLI,AMBALAVAYAL PO 17. P.C.KANARAN NAYAR, S/O.CHANDU NAIR, PULLARAMMEL VEEDU, AYIRAM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 18. LUKE,S/O.ABRAHAM, CHAMAKKALAYIL VEEDU MANJAPPARA, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 19. MARY JOSEPH, W/O.JOSEPH,PALLIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYHIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 20. V.A.MANI, S/O.KUNHIRAMAN,CHEENIKKAMOOLA VEEDU, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 21. K.KUNHIMUHAMMED, S/O.ABDULA, KANAKKAYIL VEEDU, AYIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 22. THE SECRETARY, MINING AND MARAMATH SOCIETY, AYIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 23. V.KUMARAN, S/O.VELLAN, LAKSHMI VIHAR, CHEENGERI TRIBAL COLONY, MATTAPPARA, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 24. USHA, W/O.MADHU,KARANKOLLI VEEDU, KUMBALERI PO. 25. MALATHI CHAMI, W/O.CHAMI, PREETHA NIVAS, CHEENGERI TRIBAL COLONY,AYIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 26. T.P.REJI, S/O.PATHROS,THADATHIL VEEDU, MANJAPPARA, AMBALAVAYAL PO. WP(C).No. 25541 of 2010(P) 27. M.K.RIJESH, S/O.KUNHIRAMAN,MANNILKANDIYIL VEEDU, AYIRM KOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 28. T.C.RATHNAKARAN, S/O.KELAPPAN,THAYYIL VEEDU, CHUNGAM, SULTHAN BATHERY. 29. M.D.BABY, S/O.APPACHAN, MANIMALA THAZHATH HOUSE, AYIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 30. P.P.JOSEPH, S/O.PATHROSE, PALLIPPARAMBIL VEEDU, AYIRAMKOLLI, AMBALAVAYAL PO. 31. T.S.ULLAS, S/O.SREEDHARAN,THATTAYAMPARAMBIL VEEDU, AYIRAMKOLLI,AMBALAVAYAL PO. 32. RANJITH KATTIPPARAMBIL, S/O.SIMCSON, KATTIPPARAMBIL HOUSE, KUMBLERI PO, RATTAKKUNDU, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.E.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,WAYANAD DISTRICT 3. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR(RR) KALPETTA, WAYANAD. 4. THE THASILDAR, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL SRI.REJITH THAMPAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRIJAGAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25541 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T ........................... The first petitioner is an association of quarry owners registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The other petitioners are some of the members of the first petitioner Society. They are aggrieved by Exhibits P7 to P10 memos whereby the petitioners have been directed to stop quarrying. According to the petitioners such stop memos are illegal and unsustainable and is a curtailment of their right to carry on business guaranteed under the constitution of India. The petitioners therefore seeks the following reliefs:- i. to call for the records leading up to Ext.P7 to P10 series stop memos and to quash the same by issuing a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order. ii. to direct the respondents to pay costs of this legal proceedings to the petitioners. 2. Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the stop memos have been issued validly for valid reasons. 3. I am not going into the rival contentions of the W.P.(C) No.25541 of 2010 -2- petition in respect of the merits of the matter in so far as I am of opinion that having issued the stop memos, the respondents should complete the proceedings pursuant thereto within a reasonable time. The learned additional Advocate General submits that the proceedings can be completed within one month. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to complete the proceedings pursuant to the stop memos issued 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. Petitioners shall co-operate with the proceedings and appear before the District Collector as and when notices are issued to them. They shall not seek adjournment to enable the District Collector to complete the proceedings within the time limit prescribed. S.SIRIJAGAN, JUDGE. rkc