IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.

FRIDAY, THE 24^TH DAY OF MAY 2024 / 3RD JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 33502 OF 2014 PETITIONER:

AMBILY, W/O LATE JAGADEESAN, AGED 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUKULAVILA VEEDU,KURUMALOOR,NEDUVATHOOR VILLAGE,KOTTARAKKARA.P.O.,KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN – 691 506.

BY ADV SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS:

1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT , FORESTS AND WILD LIFE, NEW DELHI-110 001.

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3 THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

4 THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

5 THE CHAIRMAN, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

6 THE DISTRICT OFFICER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

7 THE DIRECTOR, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KESAVADASAPURAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 024.

8 THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, MINING & GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT,KOLLAM-691 001