IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22^ND DAY OF MAY 2024 / 1ST JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 3253 OF 2013 PETITIONER:

JAYAN K.P.

S/O.PADMANABHAN, KALAYAKULAM HOUSE, KARUVANGADU, KILLANNOOR VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.C.A.ANOOP RESPONDENTS:

1 T.L. THOMAS S/O.T.O.LONAPPAN, THATTIL HOUSE, KURIACHIRA, THRISSUR, M/S.SATHI GRANITES, KURIYACHIRA, THRISSUR - 680 006.

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY(HOME DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

3 CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE PERAMANGALAM POLICE STATION - 680 545.

4 SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE VIYOOR POLICE STATION - 680 010

5 SECRETARY, MULANKUNNATHUKAVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THRISSUR - 680 001.

6 MEMBER SECRETARY KERALA POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

7 CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER POLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REGIONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM - 682 030

8 THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY THRISSUR - 680 001.

9 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR - 680 001.

10 VILLAGE OFFICER KILLANOOR VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 001

11 DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES KOCHI - 682 037.

12 TAHSILDAR, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR - 680 001.

13 CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.P.JINISH PAUL SRI.SHEEJO CHACKO - R5 SRI.SANGEETH C. SUBRAMANIAN SRI. M.AJAY, SC, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD SRI.RIYAL DEVASSY, GP SRI.T.NAVEEN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22.05.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.

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W.P.(C) No. 3253 of 2013 ------------------------------------------------------

Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2024

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus calling for the records relating to granting of Ext-P2 to P4 and cancel the same.

(ii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction to the respondents 2 to 13 to stop the illegal quarrying operation done by the 1^st respondent.

(iii) Issue any such other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and just, in the interest of justice.”[SIC]

2. This Writ petition is pending before this Court from 2013 onwards. No interim order is passed in this case. If there is any surviving grievance to the petitioner regarding the alleged illegal mining, the petitioner can approach the statutory authority with appropriate representation and if such a representation is received, the statutory authority will consider the same after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other affected parties and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

With the above observation, this Writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/-

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE DM