{"id":150069,"date":"2009-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/philip-mathew-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-april-2009"},"modified":"2014-05-13T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T04:39:16","slug":"philip-mathew-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/philip-mathew-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Philip Mathew vs State Of Kerala on 1 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Philip Mathew vs State Of Kerala on 1 April, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 4545 of 2009(N)\n\n\n1. PHILIP MATHEW\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PRINCIPAL\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. C.I.OF POLICE, MAVELIKARA.\n\n3. S.I.OF POLICE\n\n4. ANANDAN\n\n5. RAJAN, CHIRAKKATT, DO...DO..\n\n6. VINOD KUMAR\n\n7. GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.RINNY STEPHEN CHAMAPARAMPIL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.SIVAN MADATHIL\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.S.R.BANNURMATH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :01\/04\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n       S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. &amp;              Kurian Joseph, J.\n      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                  W.P.(C) No. 4545 OF 2009\n      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n              Dated this, the 1st day of April, 2009\n\n                             JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Kurian Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      Petitioner seeks police protection for extracting laterite<\/p>\n<p>soil. It is contended that he is entitled to remove the same<\/p>\n<p>on the basis of Ext.P6 licence.           But, we find from Ext.P6<\/p>\n<p>licence that the same is for extraction of granite\/laterite<\/p>\n<p>building stone from the quarry referred to in Ext.P6.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, on the basis of a licence to extract stone,<\/p>\n<p>petitioner cannot be permitted to extract laterite soil. Hence<\/p>\n<p>the writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the liberty<\/p>\n<p>of the petitioner to move the Geologist\/competent authority<\/p>\n<p>for appropriate orders.         We make it clear that while<\/p>\n<p>considering the application for quarrying permit by the<\/p>\n<p>Geologist\/competent authority, the parties to the writ petition<\/p>\n<p>WPC No. 4545\/09<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                            -:2:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and the local Grama Panchayat will also be given an opportunity<\/p>\n<p>of hearing.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                        S.R. Bannurmath,<br \/>\n                                         Chief Justice.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                           Kurian Joseph,<br \/>\n                                               Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nttb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Philip Mathew vs State Of Kerala on 1 April, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 4545 of 2009(N) 1. PHILIP MATHEW &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PRINCIPAL &#8230; Respondent 2. C.I.OF POLICE, MAVELIKARA. 3. S.I.OF POLICE 4. ANANDAN 5. RAJAN, CHIRAKKATT, DO&#8230;DO.. 6. 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