IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN THURSDAY, THE 1^ST DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 11TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 9872 OF 2014 PETITIONER/S:

1 MATHAI C.P., S/O. POULOSE, CHUNDAKKATTIL HOUSE, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT.

2 VELAYUDHAN M.K., AGED 63 YEARS S/O. LATE KUNHAN, MAMPALLI HOUSE, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT.

3 VINOY K.V., AGED 34 YEARS S/O. LATE VARGHESE, KIZHAKEDATH HOUSE, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT.

4 JOSEPH P.J., AGED 46 YEARS, PALAKKUZHIYIL HOUSE, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT.

5 JOBY GEORGE T.J., AGED 27 YEARS, THAYITHARA HOUSE, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.

SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.S.K.SAJU SRI.P.PRIJITH SRI.THOMAS P.KURUVILLA RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014.

2 THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST SPECIAL AFFORASTATION & NODAL OFFICER, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-

695014.

3 THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER NORTH WAYANAD DIVISION, MANANTHAVADI P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT-670 645.

4 THE KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HEAD OFFICE, PATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695

004.

5 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD, CIVIL STATION P.O., KALPETTA, PIN-673 121.

6 THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, MANANTHAVADI P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN-670 645.

7 THE PANAMARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PANAMARAM P.O., MANANTHAVADI, WAYANAD DISTRICT-670 645.

8 A.M.NOUSHAD, S/O. A.A.MUHAMMED, PROPRIETOR, IDEAL WOOD INDUSTRIES, KUNDALA, ANJUKUNNU P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT-670 645.

BY ADVS.

SRI.M.A THOMASKUTTY SRI.B.PRASANTH, SC, POLUTION CONTROL BOARD SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY SRI.ABRAHAM MATHEW (VETTOOR)

SRI.M.A THOMASKUTTY SRI.ABRAHAM MATHEW VETTOOR SRI.SRI.ANIL ABEY JOSE SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY SRI.B.PRASANTH, SC, POLUTION CONTROL BOARD SRI. T.NAVEEN , SC, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD OTHER PRESENT:

SRI. M.P. MADHAVANKUTTY -SPL.GP., THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the plywood factory of the eighth respondent is closed and nothing survives in the writ petition. Recording the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is closed.

Sd/-

SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN JUDGE bka/-