IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 12183 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JOSE, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.KURIA, THACHIL KANNAYI HOUSE, PERAMBRA, KODAKARA.P.O., THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REP.BY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, REGIONAL OFFICE, THRISSUR. 3. SASIKUMAR, S/O. KARPPAN, THAYYIL HOUSE, ANANDAPURAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER: SRI P N SANTHOSH STANDING COUNSEL: SRI M K CHANDRAMOHANDAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.12183 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of 65 cents of land in Sy.No.1501 of Anandapuram Village in Thrissur District. The petitioner seeks to conduct mining of lateral stone in the property. The petitioner submits that the Geologist of the Mining and Geology Department after inspection was satisfied that the permission can be granted and accordingly Ext.P3 quarrying permit was issued also. 2. The third respondent raised an objection before the first respondent in the matter alleging noise pollution and the District Collector by Ext.P4 directed to the petitioner to produce the sound pollution certificate. 3. According to the petitioner the same is not a statutory requirement and no procedure has been prescribed under any enactment to procure such a certificate. The petitioner has therefore filed Ext.P5 representation before the District Collector seeking to reconsider the matter. 4. Heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent. The WPC.No.12183 of 2010 : 2 : petitioner seeks only for a consideration of Ext.P5 by the District Collector. 5. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner and the third respondent within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the judgment for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) skj