IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2009 / 16TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 31365 of 2006(S) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.S.BINOY, S/O.SUBRAMANIAN, AGED 39 YEARS, KANNANTHANAM HOUSE, NERIYAMANGALAM P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE KAVALANGAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KAVALANGAD, KOTHAMANGALAM. 4. THE KEERAMPARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KEERAMPARA, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTHAMANGALAM. 6. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (WILD LIFE), VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. W.P.(C) NO.31365/2006 7. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. ADV. SRI.P.B.MOHANKUMAR FOR R3 SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM FOR R4 SRI.T.SANJAY, CGC FOR R7 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.31365/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DT. 14.11.06. P2:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 20.11.06. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS R2(a):- COPY OF THE LIST OF KADAVUS. R4(a):- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES, TRIVANDRUM AS PER THEIR LETTER DT. 30.5.02. R4(b):- COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO.M2-59536/01 DT. 7.11.06 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss J.B. Koshy,Ag.C.J. & P.R.Ramachandra Menon, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31365 of 2006 - S --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2009 Judgment Koshy,Ag.C.J. Contention of the petitioner is that illegal quarrying of sand from the water reservoir of Periyar Valley Irrigation Project and Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary in Kavalangad and Keerampara grama panchayats. Second respondent is directed to see that no illegal sand mining is done and provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 are complied with strictly. The writ petition is disposed of. J.B.Koshy Acting Chief Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon Judge vaa W.P.(C) No./2009 2 J.B. KOSHY, Ag.C.J. AND P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON,J. ------------------------------------- W.A.No. /2006 ------------------------------------- Judgment Date:9th January, 2009