Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023/24TH KARTHIKA,1945 WP(C) NO.25996 OF 2023 PETITIONER:
S.R.V. GROUPS, BUILDING NO.77, ASHOKA RESIDENCY, KATTOOR, THRISSUR- 680702 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR.SURENDRAN, S/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 60 YEARS, PONOLY, THAZHEKKAD, KALLUTTUMKARA P.O., CHALAKUDY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT-680683 BY ADVS.
P.M.ZIRAJ IRFAN ZIRAJ RESPONDENTS:
1 THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, CHEMBUKKAV, THRISSUR, KERALA, PIN - 680020 2 THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, OFFICE OF THE MINING AND GEOLOGY, KESAVADASAPURAM, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, CIVIL LINES ROAD, KALYAN NAGAR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 4 THE TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680682 5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER KATTOOR VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680702 BY SRI.BIMAL K.NATH, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.11.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) No.25996 of 2023 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner is doing the business of stock and sale of granite aggregates in the property comprised in Survey No.140/4 of Kattoor Village, Mukundapuram Taluk since 2016. The petitioner has been issued with necessary licence by the 1st respondent as evident from Ext.P3. On expiry of the licence, the petitioner submitted Ext.P8 renewal application before the 1st respondent. The petitioner also submitted Ext.P9 request to issue certificate of registration for stock and sale of granite aggregates. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 1st respondent has not yet finalised Exts.P8 & P9 applications.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.
3. In the facts and circumstances of the case,
WP(C) No.25996 of 2023 3 there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Exts.P8 & P9 applications preferred by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the 4th respondent Tahsildar.
The writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE sp/15/11/2023 The Survey Number shown as “Survey No.140/4 of Kattoor Village, Mukundapuram Taluk” in Line 3 of Paragraph 1 of the Judgment dated 15.11.2023 in WP(C) No.25996/2023 (Y) stand corrected as “Survey No.410/4 of Kattoor Village, Mukundapuram Taluk” as per order dated 23.01.2024 in I.A.No.1/2023 in WP(C) No.25996/2023 (Y).
Sd/- JOINT REGISTRAR
WP(C) No.25996 of 2023 4 APPENDIX PETITIONER
'S EXHIBITS
:- EXHIBIT P1 COPY OF THE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE KATTOOR PANCHAYATH TO THE PETITIONER DATED 1.6.2023 EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF THE DEALERS LICENSE IN THE NAME OF THE PREVIOUS PROPRIETOR ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 8.8.2018 EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR STOCKING AND SELLING, PROCESSING OF MINOR MINERALS ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 8.8.2018 TO THE PREVIOUS PROPRIETOR OF THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P4 COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE DATED 13.6.2023 UNDER GST ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT EXHIBIT P5 COPY OF THE ELECTRICITY BILL DATED 7.7.2023 ISSUED BY THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD TO THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P6 COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPERTY OF PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE FIFTH RESPONDENT DATED 6.5.2023 EXHIBIT P7 COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF DATA BANK IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPERTY IN WHERE THE STOCK YARD OF PETITIONER IS FUNCTIONING EXHIBIT P8 COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 1.8.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT REQUESTING TO ISSUE DEALERS LICENSE EXHIBIT P9 COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 1.8.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT REQUESTING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR STOCK AND SALE OF GRANITE AGGREGATES