JUDGMENT :

T.R. RAVI, J.

1. Whether a hot mix plant set up by the petitioner in W.P. (C) No. 30771 of 2021 should be allowed to function, is the hotly contested issue in these writ petitions.

FACTS:

2. W.P. (C) No. 30771/2021: The petitioner and his brother, who are PWD contractors entered into agreements with the Public Works Department and the Local Self Government Institutions for construction, improvement, repair works, etc. of PWD and Local Self Government Institutions. They are also involved in road laying works. To carry out the contract works under the Government, a large quantity of metal bitumen mix is required. To source the said requirement, the petitioner decided to install a metal bitumen mix plant. An extent of 1 Acre of land in Sy.No. 378/1 of Kannambra Village was purchased. An application was filed under the Kerala Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Act, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as Facilitation Act) to the District Industries Centre, Palakkad, (DIC for short) in the prescribed form, seeking an acknowledgment certificate for starting the manufacture of metal bitumen mix unit in the property. Ext.P3 certificate was issued on 8.12.2021. Ext.P4 dated 26.