This judgment directed the respondent to consider the petitioner's application for a quarrying permit to remove waste and rehabilitate land within one month after notice.
Direction to respondent to consider petitioner's request for quarrying permit within one month.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016/16TH MAGHA, 1937
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PETITIONER :
P.D.AUGUSTINE, AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.DEVASSSY, PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE, THONNEKKAD P.O. PIN-689 511, CHENGANNUR TALUK, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
BY ADVS.SRI.G.HARIHARAN
SRI.PRAVEEN.H. SMT.N.C.SALINI SMT.K.S.SMITHA SRI.C.RADHAKRISHNAN
RESPONDENT :
THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT OFFICE MINI CIVIL STATION, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001.
R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.C.K.SHERIN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-02-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE NO.1525961 DATED 8/4/2013 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PULIYOOR VILLAGE OFFICE
EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE ISSUED BY THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY AS NO.65/2014 DATED 31/10/2014.
EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 28/1/2015 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT DEMANDING THE PETITIONER TO PROVIDE BANK GUARANTEE FOR A SUM OF RS.609550/-.
EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE BANK GUARANTEE ISSUED BY MS/.STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, PULIYOOR BRANCH TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT GUARANTEEING AN AMOUNT OF RS.6,09,550/-.
EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT HAVING NO.QP NO.71/14-15/MM/BC/ DOA/3288/1 DATED 27/3/2015.
EXT.P6. TRUE COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE DATED 8/4/2013 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA
EXT.P7. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 7/9/2015 MADE BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT
RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS : NIL
/TRUE COPY/
P.A TO JUDGE
AV
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.
W.P.(C) No.1849 of 2016
Dated this the 5th day of February, 2016
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner had approached the respondent by Ext.P7 application for the issuance of quarrying permit without a trade licence to remove waste from the land referred therein and to make the land suitable for agricultural activities.
The writ petition is disposed of as above.
Sd/-
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE.
AV
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent must consider the petitioner's request for a quarrying permit within one month.
P.D.AUGUSTINE
THE GEOLOGIST
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
As recorded by the court registry
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