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2021 Supreme(Ker) 115

ANIL K. NARENDRAN
Balakrishnan P. S/o Late Balakrishna Menon – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Environment – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Sri. Rajan Vishnuraj, Sri. V. Harish.
For the Respondents: Sri. T. Naveen, Sri. Santhosh Mathew, Sri. Arun Thomas, Sri. Jennis Stephen, Sri. Vijay V. Paul, Sri. Anil Sebastian Pulickel, Sri. S. Kannan, Smt. Karthika Maria, Smt. Veena Raveendran, Smt. Divya Sara George, Smt. Jaisy Elza Joe.

Table of Content
1. petitioner's claim about land ownership and mining plan. (Para 1)
2. court's observations regarding mining regulations and practices. (Para 6 , 11 , 12 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 25 , 39 , 62)
3. environmental clearance requirements and mining regulations. (Para 21 , 22 , 38)
4. arguments by 6th respondent regarding res judicata and ex parte environmental clearance. (Para 26 , 34 , 36 , 50 , 52)
5. court orders for enforcement of mining regulations. (Para 66)

JUDGMENT :

ANIL K. NARENDRAN, J.

1. The petitioner, who is stated to be the owner of 10 cents of land in Sy. No. 72/1 of Vallapuzha Village in Pattambi Taluk and residing there along with his family, has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a declaration that the approval granted by the 4th respondent Geologist, Palakkad on 31.07.2017 to Ext.P3 mining plan dated 17.04.2017 submitted by the 6th respondent, namely, M/s. J&P Constructions and J&P Granites, Choorakode, in respect of 01.6190 hectares of land in Survey Nos. 75 and 78/2 in Block No. 34 of Vallapuzha Village, for extracting granite building stone for the period from 04.12.2015 to 28.05.2019 (4.7 years) with year wise produ

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