IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 323 of 2008(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- RETNADAS, S/O.BHASKARAN NADAR, VIMAL BHAVAN, MULLUMALA, KOLLODE, KATTAKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR SRI.BHANUKRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SENIOR GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED: R4. OMANA, PLAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, NARULANCHI WARD, VILAPPIL VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (*ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 11/01/2008 IN I.A.NO.436/08) BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.V. SABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/03/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.323/2008 L APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT FOR GRANITE BUILDING STONE ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DTD. 17/06/2005 PASSED IN WP(C) NO.12871/2005 BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD. 7/11/06 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO SMT. OMANA. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO.12871/2005 PASSED BY THIS COURT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 323 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: MARCH 31, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner contends that Ext.P1 licence was issued under the Explosives Act and on the expiry of which he submitted Ext.P5 application before the 2nd respondent for renewal. It is contended that his application was declined to be considered by Ext.P3 dated 7.11.2006 assigning the pendency of WP(C) 12871/2005 before this court. As is evident from Ext.P4 that the writ petition has been disposed of by judgment dated 20th November, 2007. 2. In view of this, the writ petition is disposed of directing that Ext.P5 application for renewal of his licence shall be considered by the 2nd respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Before final orders are passed, notice shall be issued to the petitioner and those affected. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-