Environmental concerns can render land unsuitable for commercial construction, impacting regulatory permissions.

JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

“(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring that the land covered by Ext.P2 application being a sensitive zone and environmentally fragile land on the river shore, the same is not suitable for construction of the telecommunication tower.

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction commanding the respondents 1 and 2 not rely on Ext.P5 report of the Tahsildar, Eranad while taking a decision on the request of the 5^th respondent for erecting telecommunication tower.

(iii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction commanding the respondents 1 to 4 not to grant permission for erecting a mobile telecommunication tower on the Kadalundy River shore unless and until the feasibility of the same is studied by a competent authority/agency.

(iv) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction commanding the respondents 1 to 4 to reject the request of the 5^th respondent for the reason that the land being fragile and environmentally sensitive is not suitable for the construction of a telecommunication tower.

(v) To dispense with production of the translation of documents in vernacular language;

And (vi) Issue any such other writ order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deem fit in the interest of justice.”

2. The learned counsel appearing for the 5^th respondent submits that they had dropped the project for erecting a mobile telecommunication tower at the place in question. This is recorded.

Accordingly, nothing further remains to be considered in this writ petition, and the same is closed as infructuous.

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