IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 20TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 3003 of 2007(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SRI.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN,KOCHUVILAYIL VEEDU, KAITHAKKAL MURI, ANAYADI P.O, PALLIKKAL VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.HARIKRISHNAN SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE GEOLOGIST,DEPT. OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHENGANNUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VENMONY. 4. SMT. AMMINI VELUTHAKUNJU, AJU BHAVANAM, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 5. SMT.GEETHA KRISHNAN KUTTY, PURATHILATTU, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 6. SRI.THANKAPPAN THEVAN,PUTHEN VEETTIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 7. SMT.MANIYAMMA PURUSHAN, ACHAN PARAMBIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 8. SRI.BIJU PURUSHAN,ACHAN PARAMBIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 9. SMT.SARASAMMA VIDYADHARAN,PURATHILATTU PUTHEN VEEDU,VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY 10. SRI.MANI RAJAN, AIWARYA BHAVAN, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE,CHENGANNUR TALUK 11. SMT.SANTHAMMA KUNJACHAN, DEEPA BHAVAN, PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE,CHENGANNUR TALUK 12. SRI.REGHU PRABHAKARAN,PARAYANTE THEKKETHIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 13. SRI.SURESH KUNJU KUNJU, PALANILKUM THARAYIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI,VENMONY VILLAGE CHENGANNUR TALUK. 14. SRI.RENTNA KUMAR KUNJUKUNJU, RETNAKUMAR BHAVANAM,VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE,CHENGANNUR TALUK. 15. SRI.SIVAPRASAD NANU, CHAKKULATHU KIZHAKKETIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK. 16. SRI.REJI, THURUTHI THEKKETHIL, VENMONY PADINJATTUM MURI, VENMONY VILLAGE, CHENGANNUR TALUK ADDL.R17: VENMONY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. R18: THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. (ADDL. R17 & R18 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER ON IA 1408/07 DT.25.1.07) R1 TO R3 & R18 BY G.P. SHRI P.A. SALIM R4 TO R16 BY ADV. SRI.C.T.RAVIKUMAR SMT.K.S.SAIRA SRI.A.ANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX EXT.P1-TRUE COPY OF MINING PERMIT DATED 10.12.2007 ISSUED BY R1 EXT.P2-TRUE COPY OF FEW PAGES OF MEMORANDUM BOOK COUNTERSIGNED BY RDO, CHENGANNUR EXT.P3-TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 22.1.07 EXT.P4-TRUE COPY OF ACKNOWLEDGE NO.6/07 ISSUED BY R2 RESPONDENTS' EXTS: EXT.R4(A)-PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE LIE AND NATURE OF THE AREA WHEREIN THE PROPERTY COVERED BY EXT.P1 PERMIT SITUATES/ // TRUE COPY // J.B. Koshy & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C).NO.3003 of 2007-G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This is a petition for police protection. According to the petitioner, he has got Ext.P1 permit. But despite the permit, the contesting respondents 4 to 6 are obstructing the mining. Counsel for the contesting respondents submits that the mining is done against the provisions of the license and actually it is very near to a river and therefore it will cause environmental problems. It is further submitted that petitioner has violated the conditions in the license as it is in such a way that will affect the life and property of the neighbouring owners. Those allegations are denied by the petitioner in the reply affidavit. 2. It is pointed out by the learned Govt. Pleader that now the permit is over and the petitioner has applied for renewal. In the above circumstances, before granting renewal, the Geologist can issue notice to the Grama Panchayat as well as Revenue Divisional Officer and see that environmental conditions are not endangered and if permit is given, the police shall give necessary protection provided all the conditions in the wpc 3003/2007 -2- license are strictly complied with. The contesting respondents are also free to approach the statutory authorities. The writ petition is disposed of. (J.B. Koshy, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/