IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20^TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 29TH SRAVANA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 21457 OF 2023 PETITIONER:

BIJU THOMAS, AGED 50 YEARS, SON OF THOMAS, CHAMAKKALAYIL HOUSE, CHERUVALLY P.O., CHERUVALLY VILLAGE, KANJIRAPPALLY TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN – 686 543 BY ADVS.

SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ SHRI.IRFAN ZIRAJ SRI. VISHNU P.S.

SRI.BIPIN KRISHNAKUMAR SRI.ABHIJITH P.A.

SRI.MOHAMMED SHEHIN.S.S SMT.NIMISHA ANTONY RESPONDENTS:

1 VELLAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANIMALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 686541

2 THE SECRETARY, VELLAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANIMALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686541 ADDL.R3 THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, THE DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM, KERALA (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 17.08.2023 IN IA

1/2023 IN WP(C))

ADDL.R4 DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KESAVADASAPURAM, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 17.08.2023 IN IA

1/2023 IN WP(C))

BY ADVS.

SRI.AJITH VISWANATHAN, GP SRI.LIJI.J.VADAKEDOM,SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20.08.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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