IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2285 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. HASSAN.M.A., MOLATHAN VEEDU, EDAVUR P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, OKKAL PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE. 2. SULAIMANKUTTY, MOLATHAN VEEDU, EDAVUR P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, OKKAL PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE. 3. M.H.MOHAMMED RAFI, MOLATHAN VEEDU, EDAVUR P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, OKKAL PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE. 4. M.H.SUNIL HASSAN, MOLATHAN VEEDU, EDAVUR P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, OKKAL PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE. 5. SHAMEER, MOLATHAN VEEDU, EDAVUR P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, OKKAL PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH R.SHENOY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE OKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, OKKAL, PERUMBAVOOR. 3. THE PRESIDENT, OKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OKKAL, PERUMBAVOOR. 4. M.A.ANWAR, MUNDETH HOUSE, EDAVUR P.O. BY G.P.SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Pius C. Kuriakose, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 2285 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of January,2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners, who are sand mining workers, are aggrieved by Ext.P2 resolution passed by the panchayat, by which the panchayat has decided to prepare a fresh list of sand mining workers and to renew identity cards. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that if the petitioners are aggrieved by Ext.P2 resolution, they have to prefer appeal before the District Collector under Act 18 of 2001. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that copy of Ext.P2 resolution, which is absolutely necessary for preferring an appeal, has not been supplied to the petitioners. 2. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the 2nd respondent panchayat to serve a copy of Ext.P2 resolution to the petitioners immediately so as to enable them to prefer an appeal to the 1st respondent against the same. Copy will be issued within three days of the petitioner producing copy of this order. It will be open to the petitioners to move the 1st respondent against the same. The 1st WPC 2285/08 2 respondent will consider that appeal along with Ext.P6 and take a decision on both at the earliest, at any rate within three weeks of the petitioner filing appeal. 3. Considering the above directions and the merit noticed on the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that Ext.P2 is beyond the jurisdiction of the panchayat, I direct that Ext.P2 will be kept in abeyance for a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Pius C. Kuriakose, Judge. mn.