IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 8TH JULY 2011 / 17TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17542 of 2011(S) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED ON AN ANONYMOUS PETITION RECEIVED REGARDING THE POLLUTION OF HOLY RIVER PAMPA. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------ 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, COCHIN MINERALS AND RUTILES LTD., ALUVA. 2. THE SECRETARY, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,POLL.C.BOAR FOR R2 SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR,SC,TDB FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J. CHELAMESWAR, C.J & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 17542 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, CJ. The Writ Petition is taken up suo motu on the basis of an anonymous letter addressed to this Court dated 16.12.2010. The letter was placed before the Division Bench hearing Devaswom Board matters, as the complaint pertains to pollution to the River Pumba. The said Bench opined that in view of the nature of the allegations, the matter is required to be considered by Division Bench-I. Therefore, the matter is placed before us. 2. On 30th June, 2011, notice before admission was ordered, as normally, anonymous petitions are not to be entertained as public interest litigation, but considering the nature of the allegations, we thought of having a preliminary enquiry into the matter to examine whether really some directions are to be given in the larger public interest. 3. In response to the said notice, the second respondent filed a statement. From the statement it appears that the question raised in the instant case was also considered earlier on two occasions in W.P (C).No.35741 of 2009 and W.P(C).No. 3282 of 2010. WP(C).17542/11 2 In the circumstances, we do not see any reason to proceed with the matter. We are of the opinion that the instant Writ Petition is yet another demonstration of the principle that anonymous petitions are not be normally entertained as public interest litigation. The Writ Petition is, therefore dismissed. J.CHELAMESWAR, CHIEF JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE vgs