{"id":109622,"date":"2010-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sebastian-john-vs-the-secretary-on-1-june-2010"},"modified":"2016-04-15T10:33:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T05:03:50","slug":"sebastian-john-vs-the-secretary-on-1-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sebastian-john-vs-the-secretary-on-1-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian John vs The Secretary on 1 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sebastian John vs The Secretary on 1 June, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 14969 of 2010(U)\n\n\n1. SEBASTIAN JOHN, AGED 57 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CHERTHALA MUNICIPALITY,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,\n\n4. THE CHAIRMAN,\n\n5. KUNJUMON, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,\n\n6. STATE OF KERALA,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.RAMANATHAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS,SC,POLL.C.BOAR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :01\/06\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.\n                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n                  W.P.(C). No.14969\/2010-U\n                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n             Dated this the 1st day of June, 2010\n\n                      J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>    The writ petition is filed seeking for various reliefs<\/p>\n<p>including a direction to the first and second respondents<\/p>\n<p>to take immediate measures to close down the dumping of<\/p>\n<p>waste, its collection and environment pollution caused by<\/p>\n<p>the fifth respondent in the petitioner&#8217;s property.    There<\/p>\n<p>is a further relief sought by way of a direction to the<\/p>\n<p>fifth respondent to remove the already collected waste in<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner&#8217;s property and to adequately compensate the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner for the damages done to his property.<\/p>\n<p>    2.   It is a case where the petitioner has executed<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P1 agreement with the fifth respondent for using his<\/p>\n<p>property on payment of Rs.10,000\/- as monthly rent for<\/p>\n<p>different purposes including rearing of buffaloes as well<\/p>\n<p>as for manufacture of organic manure from vegetable waste<\/p>\n<p>for which the fifth respondent is allowed to use certain<\/p>\n<p>portions of properties the extent of which is mentioned in<\/p>\n<p>condition No.3 of Ext.P1.   Certain other stipulations have<\/p>\n<p>also been made in Ext.P1.\n<\/p>\n<p>    3.   What is alleged in the writ petition is that the<\/p>\n<p>fifth respondent, without obtaining any licence, started to<\/p>\n<p>dump  all  kinds  of  waste  collected  from  the Cherthala<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C). No.14969\/2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 -:2:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Municipality      including   waste   materials  from  hospitals,<\/p>\n<p>dangerous     chemicals   etc.   into   the  property.   Certain<\/p>\n<p>photographs have been produced in support of the said plea.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner        has also  produced   along  with the   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition, Exts.P2 and P3 which are representations said to<\/p>\n<p>have been submitted by the Parent-Teacher Association of<\/p>\n<p>the   Government      Polytechnic   College,  Cherthala and  the<\/p>\n<p>Principal,      Government    Polytechnic    College,  Cherthala<\/p>\n<p>respectively in this regard alleging public nuisance and<\/p>\n<p>pollution.      In support of the plea that the people of the<\/p>\n<p>locality have been complaining the matter to the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P4 representation has been produced.<\/p>\n<p>     4.      The petitioner is permanently residing in New<\/p>\n<p>Delhi and on coming to know about the activities of the<\/p>\n<p>fifth respondent, he has filed this writ petition seeking<\/p>\n<p>various reliefs.\n<\/p>\n<p>     5.      Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and<\/p>\n<p>the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Municipality<\/p>\n<p>and the learned counsel for the fifth respondent.<\/p>\n<p>     6.      When the matter came up for hearing on 24\/05\/2010,<\/p>\n<p>the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality submitted<\/p>\n<p>that    speedy    steps  are  being   taken  for  finding  out a<\/p>\n<p>permanent solution with regard to dumping of waste and<\/p>\n<p>appropriate action will be taken within one week.         It was<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C). No.14969\/2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                -:3:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>also submitted that the Municipality will have to find out<\/p>\n<p>suitable places for dumping of waste.       This submission was<\/p>\n<p>made on realising that the arrangement made between the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner and the fifth respondent cannot be used for<\/p>\n<p>dumping the entire waste materials generated within the<\/p>\n<p>Municipality limits through the fifth respondent in the<\/p>\n<p>property in question.        The fifth respondent has filed a<\/p>\n<p>counter affidavit in the matter disputing the contentions<\/p>\n<p>raised by the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>     7.      The learned counsel for the Municipality submitted<\/p>\n<p>that going by the terms of Ext.P1, the petitioner has<\/p>\n<p>allowed the fifth respondent to collect vegetable waste for<\/p>\n<p>converting it as organic manure.        It is submitted that to<\/p>\n<p>that extent, the arrangement between the petitioner and the<\/p>\n<p>fifth respondent can be continued.       But with regard to the<\/p>\n<p>dumping     of  other   types of    waste materials, the  fifth<\/p>\n<p>respondent will have to see that the same will not be<\/p>\n<p>dumped into the petitioner&#8217;s property.\n<\/p>\n<p>     8.      Even though the learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>submitted     that    the fifth  respondent  cannot  bring  any<\/p>\n<p>materials to the property, in the light of the conditions<\/p>\n<p>specified in Ext.P1 it can be seen that the petitioner has<\/p>\n<p>permitted the fifth respondent to bring vegetable waste for<\/p>\n<p>the purpose of manufacturing organic manure.         Therefore,<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C). No.14969\/2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                -:4:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the stand taken by the petitioner that the fifth respondent<\/p>\n<p>cannot bring such type of waste is not supportable.<\/p>\n<p>     9.      The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted<\/p>\n<p>that under the cover of the agreement and misusing the<\/p>\n<p>terms of the agreement, the entire waste generated within<\/p>\n<p>the limits of the Municipality cannot be brought in by the<\/p>\n<p>fifth respondent on the basis of any arrangement made by<\/p>\n<p>him with the Municipality.       That will be beyond the scope<\/p>\n<p>of the agreement.\n<\/p>\n<p>     10. There is dispute between the parties with regard<\/p>\n<p>to the question whether the entire property is now utilised<\/p>\n<p>for dumping waste.      That is a matter which can be enquired<\/p>\n<p>into by a competent officer of the fourth respondent,<\/p>\n<p>namely, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, who will<\/p>\n<p>depute a competent Officer to conduct an inspection of the<\/p>\n<p>entire    property    including   the  quantity of  the  waste<\/p>\n<p>collected there and the items which have been collected and<\/p>\n<p>prepare a report.        He should also find out whether any<\/p>\n<p>pollution     is   created by  the   dumping of waste  in  the<\/p>\n<p>property.      A copy of the report will be furnished to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner,       the  Municipality   as  well as   the  fifth<\/p>\n<p>respondent after conducting the inspection within a period<\/p>\n<p>of one week.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C). No.14969\/2010<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                -:5:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>     11. The Municipality will see that any extra items of<\/p>\n<p>waste not covered by the terms of Ext.P1 agreement which<\/p>\n<p>are dumped into the property are removed to any convenient<\/p>\n<p>site to be found out by them through the fifth respondent<\/p>\n<p>himself or by other means.          The same will also be done<\/p>\n<p>within ten days from the date of submission of the report<\/p>\n<p>by the Officer of the fourth respondent.\n<\/p>\n<p>     12. If       the  petitioner   is aggrieved by  any other<\/p>\n<p>actions of the fifth respondent, namely, alleged violation<\/p>\n<p>of the terms of the agreement etc., he can approach an<\/p>\n<p>appropriate forum in the matter.\n<\/p>\n<p>     With     the    above directions,  the  writ petition  is<\/p>\n<p>disposed of. No costs.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                            (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)<\/p>\n<p>ms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Sebastian John vs The Secretary on 1 June, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 14969 of 2010(U) 1. SEBASTIAN JOHN, AGED 57 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE SECRETARY, &#8230; Respondent 2. CHERTHALA MUNICIPALITY, 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, 4. THE CHAIRMAN, 5. KUNJUMON, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 6. 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