IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3812 of 2009(D) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- MATHEW MATHEW, VADATHU HOUSE, PULLAD P.O., KOYIPURAM VILLAGE, THIRUVALLA. BY MR.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, ADVOCATE. MS.INDU SUSAN JACOB, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SENIOR GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE, REVENUE TOWER, ADOOR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVALLA. MS. N. SUDHA DEVI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No. 3812 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 5th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner submits that in the property belonging to him, he wants to start a fish farming unit. For that purpose, he has to excavate the land and remove the mud, and wants to make an application under the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules to the 2nd respondent. It is stated that for that purpose, the property will have to be surveyed, and a survey plan has to be prepared. In order to get the survey plan prepared, he made Ext.P4 application to the 3rd respondent and in this writ petition his complaint is that the 3rd respondent has not so far considered the said application or passed orders thereon. Prayer made in this writ petition is to direct the 3rd respondent to expedite orders on Ext.P4. 2. Having regard to the aforesaid grievance of the writ petitioner, I am of the view that if application has been made as stated by the petitioner, orders should have been passed without any delay. Now that Ext.P4 is said to be pending, I direct the 3rd respondent to pass orders on Ext.P4 and do the needful in the WP(C) No.3812/2009 -2- matter as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg