IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / 1ST POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34762 of 2011(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GANGADHARAN, S/O.PARANGODAN, THAZHISSERY HOUSE, THANDILAM, VELLATTANJOOR, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.S.K.AJAY KUMAR SRI.M.R.ARUN SMT.PRIYA. H. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR 1. 2. SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, MINI CIVIL STATION, CHEMPUKKAVU, THRISSUR 20. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SMT.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.34762/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 16.11.11. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PERMIT DT 21.11.11. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 34762 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P1 is the proceedings of the 1st respondent granting NOC to the petitioner under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules and authorising the 2nd respondent to issue a permit subject to the conditions specified therein. The period prescribed in the NOC was six days. The case of the petitioner is that on account of monsoon, he could not remove the clay on the strength of the permit. Therefore, he made an application to the 2nd respondent for extension of the period. To that application, 2nd respondent replied by Ext.P2 informing the petitioner that it is for the District Collector to extend the time. On receipt of Ext.P2, petitioner made Ext.P3 application to the District Collector. Orders have not been passed and therefore, the writ petition is filed. 2. In the nature of the facts as stated above, the only order that is required to be passed at this stage is to direct the 1st respondent to pass orders on Ext.P3. This the 1st respondent shall WPC No.34762/11 :2 : do within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp