Shaffique, J.

These appeals have been filed challenging the judgment dated 17/11/2015 in WP(C) No. 19503/2015. Writ Appeal No.2760/15 is filed by the Ramapuram Grama Panchayat, the 1st respondent in the writ petition and WA No. 78/2016 has been filed by respondent Nos.2 to 4 in the writ petition.

2. The writ petition has been filed by the 1st respondent in these appeals challenging Exts.P6 and P7 and for a direction to the respondent Panchayat to grant licence in favour of the petitioner's quarry. The parties are referred to as shown in the writ petition.

3. The short facts involved in the writ petition would disclose that the petitioner, a Private Limited Company, had obtained quarrying lease from Government of Kerala for quarrying granite building stones from a property having an extent of 4.1341 hectares which is situated in Ramapuram Grama Panchayat. Petitioner obtained Environmental Clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (for short SEIAA) as per proceedings dated 7/4/2013. Ext.P2 dated 26/9/2013 is the quarrying lease by which permission has been granted for quarrying for a period of twelve years commencing from 26/9/2013. Petitioner obtained c