{"id":146319,"date":"2007-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-a-ashraf-vs-the-senior-environment-officer-on-7-december-2007"},"modified":"2014-02-23T15:08:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T09:38:06","slug":"p-a-ashraf-vs-the-senior-environment-officer-on-7-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-a-ashraf-vs-the-senior-environment-officer-on-7-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"P.A.Ashraf vs The Senior Environment Officer on 7 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.A.Ashraf vs The Senior Environment Officer on 7 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 25440 of 2007(C)\n\n\n1. P.A.ASHRAF, PULICKAKUDY HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. P.A.MUHAMMED, RESIDING IN DO...DO...\n3. P.U.MAJEED, PATTARUMADAM HOUSE,\n4. V.S.YOUSEF, VELLAKDY HOUSE,\n5. P.M.SALEEM, PULICKAKUDY HOUSE,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE SENIOR ENVIRONMENT OFFICER,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE HON'BLE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF\n\n3. THE VENGOLA GRAMA PANCHAYAT,REPRESENTED\n\n4. M\/S.SALAH SAW MILL &amp; INDUSTRIES,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :07\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                 ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n\n                       ---------------------------------------------------\n\n                               W.P.(C) 25440 OF 2007\n\n                                               &amp;\n\n                                   I.A.16115 OF 2007\n\n                       ---------------------------------------------------\n\n                               Dated: December 7, 2007\n\n                                        JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       When this writ petition came up for orders, learned counsel appearing for<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners reported that they have given up their vakalath and that they are<\/p>\n<p>no longer appearing for the petitioners.\n<\/p>\n<p>       2. Along with I.A.No.16115\/2007, the 4th respondent has produced an<\/p>\n<p>affidavit sworn to by the petitioners to the effect that they have filed this writ<\/p>\n<p>petition on a wrong understanding of facts. That apart, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>Pollution Control Board submits that the 4th respondent has already been given<\/p>\n<p>consent in respect of the dryer unit.\n<\/p>\n<p>       In view of this I do not think it necessary to keep this writ petition pending.<\/p>\n<p>Writ petition will stand dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                       ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>mt\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.A.Ashraf vs The Senior Environment Officer on 7 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 25440 of 2007(C) 1. P.A.ASHRAF, PULICKAKUDY HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. P.A.MUHAMMED, RESIDING IN DO&#8230;DO&#8230; 3. P.U.MAJEED, PATTARUMADAM HOUSE, 4. V.S.YOUSEF, VELLAKDY HOUSE, 5. P.M.SALEEM, PULICKAKUDY HOUSE, Vs 1. 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