2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 PETITIONER: ABDU O K AGED 54 YEARS S/O KUNJU MUHAMMED, OLANGAD NANNAMUKKU, NANNAMUKKU SOUTH, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 679575. BY ADV PRAVEEN K. JOY RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR MALAPPURAM, DISTRICT COLLECTOR OFFICE CONFERENCE HALL, COLLECTORATE ROAD, UP HILL, MALAPPURAM, PIN – 676505. 2 DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KESAVADASAPURAM, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, PIN – 695004. 3 DISTRICT GEOLOGIST DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN – 676121. 4 THE TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS), PONNANI TALUK OFFICE, PONNANI PO MALAPPURAM, PIN – 679583. 2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 2 5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER NANNAMMUKKU VILLAGE, NANNAMMUKKU P.O MALAPPURAM, PIN – 679575. 6 ADDL.R6. THE SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, PIN - 695033 (IS SUO MOTU IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 07-04-2025 IN WPC 7299/2025). SMT. DEEPA NARAYANAN, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 3 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7299 of 2025 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 07th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The petitioner has challenged Ext.P11 order whereby the application of the petitioner has been forwarded to the Government for a decision under Section 104 of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015. Since the matter is pending before the Government, this Court need not go into the merits of the contentions of the parties. The writ petition is disposed of, directing the additional 6th respondent to pass appropriate orders pursuant to Ext.P11 after hearing the petitioner at the earliest, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The 2nd respondent shall forward the necessary files to the additional 6th respondent, if not already forwarded. The Government shall take into account the documents which 2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 4 have been produced along with this writ petition. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of this judgment before the additional 6th respondent for necessary orders. Sd/- T.R.RAVI JUDGE mpm 2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 5 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7299/2025 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOC FORM REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR DATED 05/01/2022. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY VILLAGE OFFICER, NANNAMMUKKU DATED 03.02.2022. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE AQUA CULTURE LICENSE NO. MLP/PNI/FW/LIC/FISH/2024/01 ISSUED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES MALAPPURAM DATED 07.03.2024. Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF PREMISES FOR AQUACULTURE DATED 06.10.2020 FROM THE FISHERIES DEPUTY DIRECTOR MALAPPURAM AT PONNANI. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES FROM 8.8.2018 TO 10.8.2018 OF JOINT DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES OF TRAINING. Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13.2.2019 OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, MALAPURAM. Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR 410/2019 OF CHANGARAMKULAM POLICE STATION DATED 26.10.2019. Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 15.11.2022 OF 2ND RESPONDENT. 2025:KER:30126 WP(C) NO. 7299 OF 2025 6 Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 06.02.2024 IN WPC 42498/2022. Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 28.02.2024. Exhibit P11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 04.05.2024 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT. Exhibit P12 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 23.03.2021. Exhibit P13 TRUE COPY OF THE ECHO SCREENING REPORT OF MICC, METROMED INTERNATIONAL CARDIAC CENTRE, CALICUT. Exhibit P14 TRUE COPY OF THE PRESCRIPTION OF MICC, METROMED INTERNATIONAL CARDIAC CENTRE, CALICUT.