C.T.Aniyan v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala directed the 3rd respondent-Senior Geologist to consider the petitioners' application for a Mineral Transit Pass for ordinary earth and decide it within a period of two months to prevent hardship and financial loss.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 3rd respondent to consider the Ext.P4 application and take appropriate decision within two months.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH
MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 23RD KARTHIKA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 22671 OF 2022
PETITIONERS:
1 C.T.ANIYAN
AGED 71 YEARS
S/O. MATHAI THOMAS, CHARIVUKALAYIL, VETTIPPURAM,
PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN- 689 645.
2 ANNAMMA, AGED 60 YEARS
W/O. C. T. ANIYAN, CHARIVUKALAYIL, VETTIPPURAM,
PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 689 645,
(FROM MAMOOTTILPUTHENPEDIKA, OMALLOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA.)
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the competent authority is bound to consider a statutory application for a Mineral Transit Pass within a reasonable time.
Whether a direction should be issued to the Senior Geologist to decide the pending application expeditiously.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
C. T. Aniyan
- petitioner
Annamma
- respondent
State of Kerala
- respondent
The District Collector, Panamthitta
- respondent
Senior Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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