IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY MONDAY ,THE 04TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 15TH MAGHA, 1940 WP(C).No. 18140 of 2014 PETITIONER/S:

MINI WILSON AGED 40 YEARS W/O.VILSON, KUZHIKADAVU HOUSE, KOBANAD P O, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DIST BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR)

RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REP BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001

2 THE VENGOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH REP BY ITS SECRETARY P O, VENGOOR, KURUPUMPADI (VIA)ERNAKULAM DIST, PIN-683546 SRI.PAUL ABRAHAM VAKKANAL,GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

04.02.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner, challenging Ext.P6 order passed by the Secretary of the Vengoor Grama Panchayat dated 15.5.2014, directing the petitioner to stop the quarrying activities and removal of the soil.

2. This writ petition was pending before this Court from the year 2014, without securing any orders. If the petitioner has secured necessary clearances from the respective statutory authorities, and continuing any activities,