Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 5042 Ker
Judgement Date : 15 February, 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
THURSDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 26TH MAGHA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 1411 OF 2024
PETITIONER:
1 P.K. ABDUL KHADER,AGED 78 YEARS
S/O. MOHAMMED, FATHIMA MANZIL, CHUNANGAD P.O.,
OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679511
2 SHAHEER P.K.,AGED 41 YEARS
S/O. P.K. ABDUL KHADER, FATHIMA MANZIL,
CHUNANGAD P.O., OTTAPALAM, PIN - 679511
BY ADVS.SANTHEEP ANKARATH
P.ANIRUDHAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -, PIN - 695001
2 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD -, PIN - 678001
3 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER (SUB COLLECTOR)
REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, OTTAPALAM,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT,, PIN - 679101
4 TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS),TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPALAM,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679101
5 VILLAGE OFFICER, AMABALAPPARA II VILLAGE,
AMABALAPPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679511
6 STATION HOUSE OFFICER
OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION, OTTAPALAM - ,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT., PIN - 679101
SR.GP DEEPA NARAYANAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
15.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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VIJU ABRAHAM, J.
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W.P (C) No.1411 of 2024
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Dated this the 15th day of February, 2024
JUDGMENT
Petitioners have approached this Court seeking a direction to
respondents not to harass them or their staff from the completely
authorised and legal quarrying operation conducted by the 2nd petitioner in
re-survey nos.66 and 287/17 of Ambalappara II and I Villages and also for
a direction to respondents 2 to 4 to initiate efficacious and expeditious
action on Exts.P16, P18 and P19 complaints against the 5 th respondent on
the allegation that the harassment is at the instance of 5th respondent.
2. Learned Government Pleader upon instruction submitted that the 5 th
respondent has now been transferred out of the present station.
In view of the same, no further orders are required in this writ
petition, leaving open all the contentions of the petitioners in the writ
petition.
Writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
Sd/-
VIJU ABRAHAM JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 1411/2024
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P 1 TRUE COPY OF LEASE AGREEMENT DATED 1.6.2023 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE 1ST PETITIONER AND ONE SHAHIDA.
EXHIBIT P 2 TRUE COPY OF LEASE AGREEMENT DATED 1.6.2023 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE 1ST PETITIONER AND ONE ABDUL MUTHALIB.
EXHIBIT P 3 TRUE COPY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE NO. 07/Q/2023 DATED 07.1.2023 ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
EXHIBIT P 4 TRUE COPY OF CONSENT TO OPERATE' DATED 17.2.2023 ISSUED BY KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
EXHIBIT P 5 TRUE COPY OF QUARRYING PERMIT FOR EXTRACTION OF GRANITE ISSUED BY THE GEOLOGIST AND DATED 26.7.2023
EXHIBIT P 6 TRUE COPY OF EXPLOSIVES LICENCE ISSUED BY JOINT CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES AND RENEWED ON 23.3.2023.
EXHIBIT P 7 TRUE COPY OF LICENCE DATED 22.3.2023 ISSUED BY AMBALAPARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT.
EXHIBIT P 8 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 24.8.2017 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH A RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT
EXHIBIT P 9 TRUE COPY OF STOP MEMO NO. 1296/20/VO DATED 26.9.2023 ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P 10 TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 9.10.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 5TH RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P 11 TRUE COPY OF INTERIM ORDER DATED 11.10.2023 IN WP(C) NO. 33533/2023
PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT.
EXHIBIT P 12 TRUE COPY OF QUESTIONNAIRE DATED 17.10.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT.
EXHIBIT P 13 TRUE COPY OF ANSWER ISSUED UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT DATED 28.10.2023 TO THE 2ND PETITIONER.
EXHIBIT P 14 TRUE COPY OF THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE PETITIONER ON 19.10.2023 ALONG WITH LETTER ISSUED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OTTAPALAM POLICE STATION TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11.10.2023, THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OTTAPALAM AND DATED 2.10.2023 AND THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT DATED 27.9.2023.
EXHIBIT P 15 MAHAZAR AS SERVED ON THE PETITIONER STATED TO BE PREPARED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER WITHOUT ANY SPECIFIC DATE AND OBTAINED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT ALONG COVERING LETTER DATED 08.11.2023.
EXHIBIT P 16 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS THROUGH EMAIL ON 3.1.2024.
EXHIBIT P 17 TRUE COPY OF DUPLICATE PASS OF THE VEHICLE TIPPER NO. KL 51 P 5896 ISSUED ON 20.10.2023.
EXHIBIT P 18 TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 21.10.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENTS ALONG WITH ITS RECEIPTS.
EXHIBIT P 19 TRUE COPY OF COMPLAINT DATED 9.1.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS ALONG WITH ITS RECEIPTS
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