JUDGMENT :

All these batch of cases are filed challenging order No. DCKLM/1827/2020-DM2(5) dated 02.07.2021 (hereinafter referred to as the impugned order) passed by the Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority, Kollam. Since all these cases are filed challenging the very same order, I am disposing of this batch of writ petitions by a common judgment.

2. The impugned order passed by the Chairman is a detailed order that deals with the environmental aspects and the need to protect the same for the well being of the people. It is stated in the impugned order that the land in Kollam district is rich in natural freshwater reservoirs that includes fields, creeks, and other wetlands. It is stated that, during the Monsoon season, these reservoirs contain floodwaters which in summer helps keep the water table of the nearby wells, ponds, and other freshwater sources low. It is further stated that all that has become a myth throughout the Kollam District. It is further stated that much of the area in the district was waterlogged, and today the area is shrinking and is on the verge of oblivion. The apprehension raised by the Chairman in the impugned order is that there is a rush to fill