IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 33044 of 2009(A)
1. R.BHASKARAN, S/O.RAMAN, AGED 48,
... Petitioner
2. G.VRINDAKUMAR, S/O.GOPINATHAN NAIR,
3. SUBASHMONY, S/O.BHASKARA PILLAI,
Vs
1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
... Respondent
2. KADAMPANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY,
For Petitioner :SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEFF
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :05/03/2010
O R D E R
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
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W.P.(C). No.33044/2009-A
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Dated this the 5th day of March, 2010
J U D G M E N T
The petitioners are workers engaged in sand mining in
Kallada river coming within the jurisdiction of Kadampanad
Grama Panchayat. In view of the dispute between the
various Panchayats, the Government passed an order on
19/07/2006 fixing the boundaries of the Panchayats as well
as guidelines for sand mining.
2. According to the petitioners, persons like them
are now unemployed in view of the indiscriminate sand
mining and due to the stopping of sand mining by the second
respondent-Panchayat. It is mentioned that a writ petition
as W.P.(C).No.35771/2008 is pending before this Court with
regard to the opening of new kadavus in the area of second
respondent-Panchayat. Seeking for appropriate reliefs,
they have filed Ext.P4 representation before the first
respondent-District Collector. They are aggrieved by non
consideration of Ext.P4 representation by the first
respondent.
3. There will be a direction to the first respondent
to take a decision after considering various aspects on
Ext.P4 within a period of six weeks from the date of
receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will
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produce copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this
Judgment before the first respondent for compliance.
The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs.
(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)
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