IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7385 of 2009(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LALITHAMBIKA, AGED 48 YEARS, W/O.JAMES, RESIDING AT RAJEEV BHAVANAM, KUMBALAM, MULAVANA VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE RDO, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOLLAM. 4. THE GEOLOGIST, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNDARA, KOLLAM. 6. JOSEPH G.FERNANDEZ, ST. JOSEPH INTERNAL NATIONAL ACADEMY, KUMBALAM, KUNDARA, KOLLAM. MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.7385 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The allegation in the writ petition is against the 6th respondent. According to the petitioner, he is mining sand unauthrorisedly. The petitioner states that she has brought this to the notice of respondents 2 to 4 by filing Exts.P2 to P4. It is also stated that the 2nd respondent on receipt of Ext.P3 has forwarded the same to the 3rd respondent for appropriate action. Complaint is that the 3rd respondent has not taken any action thereafter. 2. Taking into account the complaint of the petitioner regarding the inaction of the 3rd respondent on Ext.P3, I dispose of the writ petition directing the 3rd respondent to take appropriate action on Ext.P3, if the same has been received and is pending. Necessarily, any such action shall only be taken with notice to the 6th respondent. 3. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment WP(C) No.7385/2008 -2- before the 3rd respondent, who shall take appropriate action as directed above. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg