IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2006 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 33512 of 2006(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- JAMALUDHEEN K.A., S/O.ABOOBACKER, AGED 40 YEARS, KARUPPAM VEETTIL HOUSE, CHOWALLOOR PADI, KANDANASSERY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN SRI.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 3. THAIKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O.THAIKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. HANEEFA P.K., MEAT MERCHANT, CHOWALLOOR PADY, MARKET, P.O.THAIKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. M.M.HASSAN, MEAT MERCHANT, CHOWALLOORPADI MARKET, P.O.THAIKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 6. MUHAMMED KUTTY, MEAT MERCHANT, CHOWALLOORPADI MARKET, P.O.THAIKKAD, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. MATHEW G. VADAKKEL, SR. GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 33512 OF 2006 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner is that respondents 4 to 6 who are conducting slaughter house selling meat are discharging the waste materials into a thodu, which leads to contamination of water in nearby wells and ponds. I do not propose to consider the genuineness of this complaint. But Exts.P1 and P2 mass petitions filed by the petitioners and other similarly aggrieved persons appear to be pending before the 3rd respondent-Panchayat, the Panchayat will take up those petitions, conduct necessary inspection, hear the petitioner as well as respondents 4 to 6 and anybody else who according to the Panchayat will be concerned in the matter and take a decision. Decision as directed above will be taken by the 3rd respondent as early as possible and at any rate within two months of receiving copy of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE btt WPC 2