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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 15179

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. JAYACHANDRAN, J
MR. T.K. BABY – Appellant
Versus
THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE, SRI.P.PRIJITH, SRI.THOMAS P.KURUVILLA, SRI.R.GITHESH, SRI.MANJUNATH MENON, SHRI.AJAY BEN JOSE, SMT.ANNA LINDA EDEN, SHRI.HARIKRISHNAN S., SMT.ANAVADYA SANIL KUMAR, SMT.ANJALI KRISHNA, SHRI.ABHINAV P. S., SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.)
For the Respondents: GP-SRI.AJITH VISWANATHAN.

Table of Content
1. court asserts the requirement of permits for fireworks displays, citing prior judgments. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. conditions outlined for the approval of the fireworks display. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)

JUDGMENT

Ext.P11 Order is under challenge in this Writ Petition, which rejected petitioner’s application for display of fireworks in connection with the annual festival of the Mannalur Chirathura Bhaghavathi Kshethram. The reasons stated in Ext.P11 are threefold. The first is that the petitioner is not having a permanent magazine, a ground which has been rejected by this Court in several proceedings, holding that for conducting a temporary event like the festival of a temple, a permanent magazine is not required.

2. The second is the absence of a risk assessment plan by an agency duly approved by P.E.S.O. This was also rejected in a series of judgments, holding that no such agency is available in Kerala, and that the nearest agency approved by P.E.S.O is the one at Nagpur.

Therefore, that ground also cannot hold good.

3. The third is with respect to the absence of production of sample. The same can be taken care of by giving appropriate directions.

4. In the circumstances, Ext.P11 wil

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