IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 15908 of 2007(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M/S KANNAMTHANAM & CO., MALAYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K.J.THOMASKUTTY. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING & GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. TAHSILDAR, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, PALLICHAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/1/2011 ALONG WITH WPC NO. 15982 OF 2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Scl. WP(C).No. 15908 of 2007(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 5.5.2007 AND 7.5.2007 RELATING TO A A PART OF THE PETITIONER'S PROPERTY P2: TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRING LEASE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 27.5.2005 NUMBERED AS 2433/05 P2(A): TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRING LEASE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 29.9.2006 NUMBERED AS 3745/06 P2(B): TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRING LEASE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 29.9.2006 NUMBERED AS 3746/06 P3: TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT ISSUED BY THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD TO THE PETITIONER NUMBERED AS PCB/TVM-DO/CE/1659/03 DATED 23.1.2006. P4: TRUE COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE PANCHAYAT DATED 22.3.2007 P5: TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 22 LICENCE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED 10.4.2006. P6: TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION DATED 2.4.2007. P7: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 21.5.2007 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P8: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY ISSUED BY THE GEOLOGIST, PATHANAMTHITTA DATED 5.6.2007. P9: TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR, RANNI DATED 6.6.2007. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: R1(1): GO(MS) 102/08 IND (E) DEPT. DATED 11.3.2008. R1(2): NOTIFICATION GO(MS) NO.167/97/ID DATED 13.11.1997. R1(3): NOTIFICATION NO. 32010/L2/93/ID DATED 22.6.1995. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE Scl. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15982 OF 2007 & W.P.(C) No. 15908 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T These writ petitions are filed by two firms conducting quarrying operations. According to them, they are conducting quarrying with all necessary licences, permits etc. But they are now issued with stop memos directing them to stop quarrying operations by the village officer. Petitioners now submit that as is evident from Ext.P9 produced along with the reply affidavit in W.P.(C) 15982/2007, the Collector has after examining the licences etc produced by 24 persons conducting quarry, permitted all of them to continue quarrying in compliance with conditions stipulated therein. Petitioners are also included among the 24 firms mentioned in Ext.P9. Counsel for the petitioners submit that in view of Ext.P9, no further orders are necessary in these writ petitions. Accordingly, these writ petitions are closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. SCL.