IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32749 of 2010(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M/S.K.N.R.WOOD WORKS, NANANIPOYIL, KELAKAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR P.O.CHANDRAN, S/O.KRISHNAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS, PADINJARE PUTHALATH HOUSE, MANANTHANA P.O., KANNUR-670 677. BY ADV. SMT.I.S.LAILA SUNIL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KANNUR DIVISION, KANNUR. 2. KELAKAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, KOTTIYOOR RANGE, EDAYAR P.O., KANNOTH. 4. THE STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF FOREST CONSERVATOR (SPECIAL AFORESTATION) & NODAL OFFICER FOREST HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. R1 & R3 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO.33252/10, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos.32749 & 33252 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners, in these writ petitions, have established wood based industrial units including saw mill. 2. According to them, the saw mills were started prior to 1996. It is stated that they have applied for renewal of the NOC and that their applications are pending before the State Level Empowered Committee. During the pendency of those applications, they have been issued stop memos, requiring them to stop the industrial units. It is aggrieved by the above, these writ petitions have been filed. 3. Learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions in the matter. According to him, though State Level Committee has considered the applications of the petitioners in the meeting held on 20-10-2010, three months more time is required for passing orders on the applications. 4. Thus, admittedly orders on the applications for W.P.(C) No.32749&33252/10 : 2 : renewal of the NOCs are not passed. In that view of the matter, at this stage, it is not proper to implement the stop memos. Therefore, I dispose of the writ petitions, directing that the stop memos now issued to the petitioners shall not be enforced until orders are passed by the State Level Empowered Committee on the applications made by the petitioners for renewal of the NOCs. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks