IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 15TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27542 of 2010(P) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.M.GOPALAKRISHNAN, PATTUKALATHIL HOUSE, EDASSERIMALA, ARANMULA P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.GIREESH VARMA SRI.V.K.GANGADHARAN SRI.P.SASIDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 689645. 2. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOZHENCHERRY.689641. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ELANTHOOR.689 643. BY GP SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 27542 of 2010 P ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T According to the petitioner, he is a duly licensed sand dealer. It is stated that, on the strength of the licence, he has purchased and stoked sand from various persons. Exts.P3 and P4 are referred to by the petitioner to support this claim. However, according to him, the third respondent issued Ext.P5 stop memo, requiring the petitioner to suspend the activities until the matter is decided by the District Collector. On receipt of Ext.P5, the petitioner submitted Ext.P6 explanation with supporting documents to the first respondent. Orders have not been passed by the first respondent so far. It is in the meanwhile, this writ petition is filed seeking to quash Ext.P5 and for other consequential prayers. 2. Ext.P5 is only a stop memo pending final decision by the District Collector. According to the petitioner, he has already filed his explanation with supporting documents before the District Collector and, therefore, at this stage, what is required is that the first respondent shall take an expeditious decision in the matter. 3. Having regard to the above, I direct the first respondent WPC.27542/10 : 2 : to consider the case of the petitioner as made out in Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within four weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. 4. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks