Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI FRIDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1944 PETITIONER: E.V.SHAJI AGED 64 YEARS S/O N. VIDYADHARAN, EETTINIKKUNATHIL HOUSE, KOODA P.O.KONNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA PIN-689 693, REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MOHAMMED SADIK, S/O ABDUL LATHEEF, AGED 42 YEARS, NEDIYAKALA PUTHENVEEDU, KUMMANNOOR P.O.IRAVON MURI AND VILLAGE, KONNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 691 BY ADV O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DIRECTOR MINING AND GEOLOGY, DIRECTORATE OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, PATTOM PALACE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT-695 004. 2 THE DISTRICT GEOLOGIST PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 532.
3 THE SECRETARY, GRAMA PANCHAYAT OF KALANJOOR, KALANJOOR P.O.PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 694 SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T. ,J. ---- - W P( C)NO. 1742 OF 2022 --- th. Dat hist he25 dayofM arch,2022 J UDGM ENT iti oner has appr t seeki o quash Ext .P4 or der i he 2nd r ssued by t espondentand f or a di ion t othe2nd r oissuenecessar ytr ansi tpass f or t ranspor tat ion of or dinar y ear th f iti 's pr tyf oref fect ing const ruct ion aspert hebui ldi ng per mit . iti oner had appr t ear lier by fil ing WP( C)No. 14919/ 2021 whi ch wasdi sposed ofbydi ing t he 2nd r otakeup,consi derand passor der son Ext .P3 appl ion submi tted by t iti .Iti sthe case oft he pet iti onert hati nst ead ofi ssui ng at tpassi nter msoft he mitwhi chhasal readybeengr ant he3rd edbyt r espondent ,the 2nd r espondenthasgone beyond hi saut hor ity and pr esumed t hei ntent ion oft hepet iti oneri stodevel op t he l and f ort he pur pose ofdi vidi ng i tint o pl otsand sel lthe same,ashasal legedl ydonebyanei ghbor ing pr tyowner . Fi rst ly,i tiswi thi nthepower he3rd r soft espondentt oissuea mit and i fthe devel mit and bui ldi ngper mitr equi resr emovaloft heear th,t hesamei stobe i ndi cat edi ntheappr ovedpl anandt heGeol ogi sthasnor oleon such aspect s.Secondl y,even i fiti sto be assumed t he Geol ogi sthassuchpower s,t hesamecanonl ybeexer cisedi na r ati onalandl egalmannerandnotont hebasi sofsur mises.For t heabover easons,Ext .P4cannotbesust ained. I nthe r esul t,t hiswr itpet iti on i sal lowed.Ext .P4 i sset de.The2nd r asi espondenti sdi oissuet tpassest o t iti oner i f hi s appl ion i s ot her wise i n or der .The r eason st ated i n Ext .P4 shal lnotbe a r eason f ordenyi he t tpasses.Al lthati stobever ifiedi swhet hert ity ofear thr emovedi sinaccor dancewi tht ityment ioned i nthe devel mit .Necessar y or der s shal lbe i ssued wi thi ntwo weeks f he dat e ofr ecei ptofa copy oft his j udgment . Sd/ - T. J UDGE sn APPENDIX OF WP(C) 1742/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED VIDE PROCEEDING NO A2-B4 (47988)2021 DATED 24.2.2021 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED VIDE PROCEEDING NO A2-B4(61982)2021 DATED 8.3.2021 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO 14919 OF 2021 DATED 16.9.2021 RENDERED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDING DATED 18.10.2021 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE