IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 4545 of 2009(N)
1. PHILIP MATHEW
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PRINCIPAL
... Respondent
2. C.I.OF POLICE, MAVELIKARA.
3. S.I.OF POLICE
4. ANANDAN
5. RAJAN, CHIRAKKATT, DO...DO..
6. VINOD KUMAR
7. GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE
For Petitioner :SRI.RINNY STEPHEN CHAMAPARAMPIL
For Respondent :SRI.SIVAN MADATHIL
The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.S.R.BANNURMATH
The Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH
Dated :01/04/2009
O R D E R
S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J.
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Dated this, the 1st day of April, 2009
JUDGMENT
Kurian Joseph, J.
Petitioner seeks police protection for extracting laterite
soil. It is contended that he is entitled to remove the same
on the basis of Ext.P6 licence. But, we find from Ext.P6
licence that the same is for extraction of granite/laterite
building stone from the quarry referred to in Ext.P6.
Therefore, on the basis of a licence to extract stone,
petitioner cannot be permitted to extract laterite soil. Hence
the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the liberty
of the petitioner to move the Geologist/competent authority
for appropriate orders. We make it clear that while
considering the application for quarrying permit by the
Geologist/competent authority, the parties to the writ petition
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and the local Grama Panchayat will also be given an opportunity
of hearing.
S.R. Bannurmath,
Chief Justice.
Kurian Joseph,
Judge.
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