IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2010 / 26TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25960 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JIJO THOMAS, VATTOTH HOUSE, MUTHUKADU P.O., PERUVANNAMUZHI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. PIN 673 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KOYILANDY. 673 530. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, CHAKKITTAPARA VILLAGE OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. 673 526 4. THE GEOLOGIST, KERALA STATE MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE.673 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 25960 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner obtained a permit for removal of sand on the basis of Ext.P5 No Objection Certificate issued by the District Collector. The period of validity of the permit has expired. The petitioner wants to seek renewal of the permit, for which the renewal of NOC is also necessary. Petitioner has therefore filed Ext.P7 representation before the 1st respondent for NOC. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 expeditiously. 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 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/