IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2006 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 32045 of 2006(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. KOVUMMAL KORAN,MANTHANKAVU, NADUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. DR.O.K.SREENIVASAN, MUTHUVANA HOUSE, KOKKENCHERRY, VIA KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 3. ASHRAF.P.K., PARAPPURATH KANDI, (PO) KAVIL, NADUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. NANI.M.K., W/O.SANKARAN, SREEJAYA NIVAS, MANTHANKAVU, NADUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) SRI.PRASANTH M.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 3. NADUVANNUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NADUVANNUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. ULLIYERI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ULLIYERI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), VADAKARA. 6. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1,2,5&6 BY G.P. SRI.I.V.PROMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.32045 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 4th day of December, 2006. JUDGMENT Since the allegation is that the Panchayat authorities are permitting illegal sand mining from the river banks (kadavu), there will be direction to respondents 1 and 2 to conduct enquiry and take appropriate action in the matter. The petitioners will produce copy of this judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms