IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 1ST ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 32592 of 2006(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.T. GEORGE, KALLOOKKARAN HOUSE,S/O.THOMAS,MARATHAKKARA VILLAGE PADAVARATTU DESOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE,THRISSUR. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR 3. THE PUTHUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PUTHUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. SIVARAMAN, S/O. VELU, PULIKKATHARA HUSE, MARATHAKKARA VILLAGE, PADAVARATTU, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. THE TAHSILDAR, THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH FOR R2, R5 ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS, SC, PCB FOR R1 ADV. SRI.SHEEJO CHACKO FOR R3 ADV. SRI.M.N.MANOJ FOR R3 ADV. SRI.PRASANTH K.DIVAKARAN FOR R3 ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO. 32592/2006-E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT ON 24/11/2005. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND DATED, 22/12/2005, WHICH ALSO CONTAINS THE ENDORSEMENTS MADE BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT AND THE TAHSILDAR. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 22/12/2005. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 21/12/2005. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 5TH RESPONDENT, WHICH ALSO SHOWS THE ENDORSEMENT MADE BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R4(a): COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED BY PUTHUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 16/12/2005. EXT.R4(b): COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LICENSE FEE FOR THE YEAR 2007-08 DATED 03/03/2007. EXT.R4(c): COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE HEALTH INSPECTOR, PUTHOOR DATED 16/04/2007. EXT.R4(d): COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THRISSUR, DATED 02/05/2007. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rs/ V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 32592 of 2006 --------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the Pollution Control Board that the unit which was being operated by the 4th respondent has been closed pursuant to the stop memo issued by the Pollution Control Board. In the result, no further grievance survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is closed. But it is made clear that this will not stand in the way of the 4th respondent taking any steps in accordance with law in relation to the steps taken by the Pollution Control Board. In the circumstance, if any motion is made by the 4th respondent against the steps taken by the Pollution Control Board, the petitioner shall also be made a party to the same. V. GIRI, JUDGE. pmn/ WPC. /2008 2