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M Mathew vs District Collector
2024 Latest Caselaw 30210 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 30210 Ker
Judgement Date : 24 October, 2024

Kerala High Court

M Mathew vs District Collector on 24 October, 2024

WP(C) NO. 21350 OF 2024

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

           THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

    THURSDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2024 / 2ND KARTHIKA, 1946

                       WP(C) NO. 21350 OF 2024

PETITIONERS:

    1     M MATHEW,
          AGED 76 YEARS
          S/O MATHAI, MOOTHEDATH HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    2     SHAJI MATHEW,
          AGED 54 YEARS
          S/O MATHEW, MOOTHEDATH HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    3     LIJO JOHN,
          AGED 43 YEARS
          S/O JOHN, PURAKKAL HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O,
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    4     THANKAMMA,
          AGED 65 YEARS
          PATHIYAMATTATHIL HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O,
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    5     SHINOJ JOSE,
          AGED 41 YEARS
          S/O JOSE, ULAKAMTHARA HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O,
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    6     JAMES JOSEPH,
          AGED 56 YEARS
          S/O JOSEPH, MANKUTHEL HOUSE, ACHOOR P.O,
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575
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          BY ADVS.
          T.P.PRADEEP
          P.K.SATHEES KUMAR
          R.K.PRASANTH
          MINIKUMARY M.V.
          JIJO JOSEPH


RESPONDENTS:

    1     DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
          CIVIL STATION, KALPETTA NORTH POST,
          KALPETTA, WAYANAD, PIN - 673122

    2     PUZHUTHANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
          ACHOOR P.O, ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT
          REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 673575

    3     THE SECRETARY,
          PUZHUTHANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ACHOOR P.O,
          ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

    4     ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER,
          KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD,
          JASAM COMPLEX, PINANGODE ROAD, KALPETTA,
          WAYANAD, PIN - 673121

    5     STATION HOUSE OFFICER,
          VYTHIRI POLICE STATION, VYTHIRI,
          WAYANAD, PIN - 673576

    6     PAPPACHAN @ CHACKO,
          AGED 78 YEARS
          S/O SAKKARIYA, KUTTIPLAKKAL HOUSE,
          ACHOOR P.O, ACHOORANAM, POZHUTHANA,
          WAYANAD DISTRICT, PIN - 673575

          BY ADVS.
          ARUN SAMUEL
          V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR)
          N.RAJESH(K/1717/1999)
          GOPAKUMAR P.(K/1116-C/2011)
          ANAINA VARGHESE(K/001739/2024)
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OTHER PRESENT:

            SRI.T.NAVEEN, SC, SMT.DEVI SHRI R., GP


     THIS   WRIT   PETITION   (CIVIL)   HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
24.10.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                         MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J.
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                          W.P(C) No. 21350 of 2024
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                  Dated this the 24th day of October, 2024

                              JUDGMENT

The prayer in the writ petition is to direct the 3 rd respondent to

close down the pig farm of the 6th respondent. It is submitted that the

Panchayat passed an order on 04.07.2024 directing closure of the pig farm

run by the 6th respondent.

The learned Counsel for the 6th respondent submits that against the

said order, Appeal No. 487 of 2024 has been filed before the Tribunal for

Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram, in which an

interim order was passed on 23.09.2024. This is recorded. Accordingly,

nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition, and the

same is closed.

Sd/-

MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

JUDGE

LU WP(C) NO. 21350 OF 2024

2024:KER:79257 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21350/2024

PETITIONER EXHIBITS :

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE MASS REPRESENTATION BEFORE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, DMO AND POZHUTHANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED NIL

EXHIBIT P1(A) TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT BEARING NO. 128/24/G ISSUED BY THE COLLECTORATE WAYANAD DATED 16/01/2024

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO. SC-3-259/24 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, POZHUTHANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 05/03/2023

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.

PCB/WND/COMP/VYTH/77/2015 ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER DATED 06/05/2024

EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.

401015/RPLF08/GENERAL/2024/1285(1) ISSUED BY SCRETARY, POZHUTHAN GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 07/05/2024

EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ADVOCATE NOTICE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE 1ST PETITIONER DATED 09/05/2024

EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF REPLY LETTER ISSUED BY SECRETARY POZHUTHANA GRAMA PANCHAYATH BEARING NO. 401015/LLDC01/GENERAL/2024/2479/(1) DATED 21/05/2024

EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER TO 4TH RESPONDENT BY 2ND PETITIONER DATED 20/05/2024

EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE VYTHIRY POLICE STATION DATED 29/01/2024

// True Copy // PA To Judge

 
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