Kerala High Court
Shibin William Varghese, S/O. Late ... vs The District Collector on 8 October, 2025
Author: C.S.Dias
Bench: C.S.Dias
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 16TH ASWINA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 31887 OF 2024
PETITIONER:
SHIBIN WILLIAM VARGHESE, S/O. LATE N.V.VARGHESE,
AGED 40 YEARS
RESIDING AT SHIBIN VILLA, VETTICODE P.O., KATTANAM,
MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690503
BY ADVS.
SRI.ARUN CHAND
SHRI.VINAYAK G MENON
SHRI.BHARAT VIJAY P.
SHRI.THAREEQ ANVER
SMT.MINU VITTORRIA PAULSON
SMT.ARCHANA P.P.
SMT.SHEHROON PATEL A.K.
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
(CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY,
KOTTAYAM) COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686002
2 THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST,
DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, COLLECTORATE,
KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686002
3 THE PARATHODU GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PARATHODU
P.O.,KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686512
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4 THE PARATHODU GRAMA PANCHAYATH COMMITTEE,
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, PARATHODU P.O.,
KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686512
*5 THE NIRMALARAM WELFARE ASSOCIATION REP BY ITS PRESENT
PRESIDENT JOSSY JOSE
REG NO KTM/TC/308/2023 S/O JOSE T. TOMAS THAYYIL HOUSE
,CHITTADY P.O MUNDAKAYAM KOTTAYAM DISTRICT
*[ADDL R5 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 08.10.2025
IN I.A.NO.01/2024 IN WP(C)]
BY ADVS.
SHRI.JUSTIN JACOB, SC, PARATHODU GRAMA PANCHAYAT,
KOTTAYAM
SRI.JOHN JOSEPH(ROY)
SHRI.RUSSEL JOY
SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.)
SMT.PREETHA K K, SR.GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
08.10.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 08th day of October, 2025
The writ petition is filed to quash Ext.P8 stop memo
issued by the 3rd respondent against the petitioner.
2. It is submitted by both sides that, pursuant to
the order dated 19.09.2025 passed by this Court in
Contempt of Court Case No.648/2025, the present Secretary
of the 3rd respondent-Panchayat has withdrawn the stop
memo. Therefore, the petitioner has no subsisting
grievance.
Recording the above submission, the writ petition is
closed.
Sd/-
C.S.DIAS
JUDGE
NAB
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31887/2024
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE AGREEMENT ENTERED IN
TO BETWEEN AND SRI.JACOB DEVASSIA @ JAMES
EXHIBIT P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING PERMIT
NO:03/2024-25/GBS/QP/DOKOT-DMG/236/2024-M
DATED 23/04/2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND
RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER
EXHIBIT P3 THE TRUE COPY OF LICENSE NO:SC1/3115/2022
DATED 26/12/2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD
RESPONDENT PARATHODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH TO
THE PETITIONER
EXHIBIT P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT TO OPERATE IN
FILE NO:KSPCB/KT/ICO/10008176/2022 DATED
28/07/2022 ISSUED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, KOTTAYAM
TO THE PETITIONER
EXHIBIT P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLOSIVE LICENSE
NO:E/SE/KL/22/177(E112800) DATED 19/01/2023
AND ITS RENEWAL LE-3 LICENSE ISSUED BY THE
DEPUTY CHIEF CONTROLLER OF EXPLOSIVES,
ERNAKULAM TO THE PETITIONER
EXHIBIT P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE NO:34/Q/2022 DATED 11/07/2022
ISSUED BY THE STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, KERALA TO THE
PETITIONER
EXHIBIT P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO:
NO.DCKTM/3463/2024-DM1
EXHIBIT P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.4005531/RPTL
21/GPO/2024/5343/(1) DATED 17.08.2024
EXHIBIT P9 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT NO.158/2024
DATED 17.08.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE VILLAGE
OFFICER, MUNDAKKAYAM TO THE TAHSILDAR,
KANJIRAPPALLY TALUK
EXHIBIT P10 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED
21.08.2024 AND ITS ENDORSEMENT OF THE 3RD
RESPONDENT
EXHIBIT P11 THE TRUE COPY OF THE AGENDA IN 149TH
MEETING IN ITEM NO:149.21 ISSUED BY SEIAA
EXHIBIT P12 THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION
NO:SIA/KL/MIN/265597/2022/2434/EC2/2019/SEI
AA DATED 02/12/2024 ISSUED BY SEIAA TO THE
PETITIONER
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EXHIBIT P13 THE TRUE COPY OF THE NOC NO:JC-1-2952/2024
DATED 14/05/2024 ISSUED BY THE 3RD
RESPONDENT TO M/S.MUNDAKKAYAM GRANITES
RESPONDENT EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT R3(A) A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT NEWS REPORTED
IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 18.
08.2024
EXHIBIT R3(B) A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT NEWS REPORTED
IN DEEPIKA DAILY DATED 18.08.2024
EXHIBIT R3(C) TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT NEWS REPORTED IN
MATHRUBHUNIDAILY DATED 18.08.2024
EXHIBIT R3(D) A TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE
PANCHAYATH COMMITTEE
EXHIBIT R3(E) THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTIMATION DATED
06.09.2024 TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER,
KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
EXHIBIT R3(F) THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTIMATION DATED
06.09.2024 TO THE MEMBER SECRETARY, STATE
LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
AUTHORITY
EXHIBIT R3(G) THE TRUE COPY OF THE INTIMATION DATED
06.09.2024 TO THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND
GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KOTTYAMA
RESPONDENT EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT R-5 ( a ) TRUE COPY OF THE ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON THE
BASIS OF SUCH STUDIES IS PRODUCED FOR
REFERENCE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
EXHIBIT R-5 ( b ) TRUE COPY OF THE STUDY REPORT DATED 18- 07-
EXHIBIT R-5 (c ) THE REPORT OF THE MUNDAKKAYAM VILLAGE
OFFICER DATED 02-12-2021 FORWARDED TO THE
TALUK OFFICE
EXHIBIT R-5 (d) THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
EXHIBIT R-5 (e) THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
EXHIBIT R-5 (f ) THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
EXHIBIT R-5 (g THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
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EXHIBIT R-5 (h ) THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
EXHIBIT R-5 (i ). THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS REGARDING THE
DISASTERS CAUSED IN THE LOCALITY REPORTED
IN NEWSPAPERS
EXHIBIT R-5 (j ) REPORT FROM THE ASST. ENGINEER OF THE
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, KOTTAYAM DATED 09-
10-2024
EXHIBIT R-5 (k ) TRUE COPY OF REPORT FROM THE VILLAGE
OFFICER, MUNDAKAYAM DATED 23-01- 2025
ISSUED TO THE STATE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT
IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY
EXHIBIT R-5 (l) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. J.C 2-5851/2024
DATED 12-02-2025 OF THE VILLAGE OFFICER
EXHIBIT R-5 (m) TRUE COPY OF G.O.( P ) NO.59/2015 TRAN
DATED 29-09-2015
