Denesan, J.

Petitioner is the Secretary of Janakeeya parisara Raksha Samithi, Moorikkovval - Edakkovval functioning at Moorikkovvai, within the limits of Payyannur Municipality. He has filed this writ petition for and on behalf of himself and on behalf of the members of the general public in Moorikovval area. Respondents 2 to 5 are respectively, Payyannur Municipality. Its Chairperson, its Vice Chairman, and the Health Inspector. Respondent No.6 is the District Collector, Kannur. Respondent No. 7 is the kerala State Pollution Control Board and the 8th respondent its Environmental Engineer. Additional respondents 9 to 19 got themselves impleaded stating that they are interested in the outcome of the writ petition.

2. Petition has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing respondents 2 to 5 to refrain from dumping or burning materials in moorikovval ground and for a further direction to prevent all types of pollution on account of the dumping or disposal of waste materials in Moorikovval ground. The third prayer made in the writ petition is for a direction to the said respondents to take appropriate action for opening a scheme for de-centralized project for disposal of waste