IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 14TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 25TH MAGHA 1929 W.P.(C).No. 5260 of 2008(A) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- GOPINATHA KURUP, 'ANJALI', VADAKOTTUKAVAU, NEDUMPARAMBU P.O., ALUMCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHPAURAM. 2. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHPAURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 5260 OF 2008 A ==================== Dated this the 14th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he has filed Ext.P2 application for a No Objection Certificate to obtain a quarrying permit. It is submitted that the application is pending consideration of the 1st respondent. Petitioner also refers to Exts. P3 and P4, which according to the petitioner are NOC's granted to the neighbouring property owners. 2. If as a matter of fact Ext.P2 has been received and is pending before the 1st respondent, I direct that the 1st respondent shall take up and pass orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. While orders are passed, relevancy of Exts.P3 and P4 will also be taken into account. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp