JUDGMENT

SHAJI.P.CHALY, J.

The captioned writ appeals are filed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2, in the writ petitions i.e., The Thrippangottur Grama Panchayat and its Secretary, challenging the common judgment of the learned Single Judge in W.P.C.Nos. 17148/2020, 27773/2020, 28527/2020, & 10534/2021, dated 16.07.2021, whereby, the impugned orders passed by the Secretary of the Grama Panchayat declining the D & O licence for conducting quarries to the writ petitioners were quashed and the appellants were directed to issue D & O licence to the writ petitioners, if the petitioners are otherwise eligible, within a period of four weeks. However, it was made clear that, the issuance of licence to the petitioners would be subject to any satellite mapping study that may be conducted by the Disaster Management Authority, and the writ petitioners shall permit the authorities to conduct any such study in the quarrying area, if warranted, without any objection. It is thus challenging the legality and correctness of the judgment of the learned Single Judge, the appeals are preferred.

2. In the writ petition leading to Writ Appeal No.1189/2021, the challenge made by the writ petitioners was against Ext