IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 29TH JANUARY 2010 / 9TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 910 of 2010(K) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUJEEB REHMAN, S/O.MOOSA B.P., AGED 32 YEARS, VELUTHAPARAMBU, P.O.KAMBLUKKAD, MUTTIL NORTH VILLAGE, VYTHIRI TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD, COLLECTORATE, KALPETTA P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 2. GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, MEENANGADY P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.910/2010-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent to issue No-objection Certificate for ordinary sand mining and its removal from his property. He is the owner and in possession of 0.7760 Hectares of land in Muttil North Village in Wayanad District. 2. The true copy of the application is produced as Ext.P2. It is averred in the writ petition that on receipt of the said application, the second respondent conducted an inspection of the said property and submitted a report to the first respondent stating that the mining permit for ordinary sand was given to the predecessor in interest of the petitioner's property and its period expired on 19/11/2006. Regarding the availability of ordinary sand also the report is favourable to the petitioner. 3. The complaint raised by the petitioner in the writ petition is that inspite of various attempts made by him, Ext.P2 application has not been finally disposed of in his favour. Ext.P7 is the last of the communication received by the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that an inspection was scheduled on 28/01/2010 W.P.(C). No.910/2010 -:2:- and appropriate orders will be passed within one month. Therefore, there will be a direction to the respondents to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P2 within a period of one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms