2025:KER:27449 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 5TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 23689 OF 2023 PETITIONER: SHARAFUDEEN AGED 65 YEARS S/O AHMED KANNU, VATTAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU, VIZHINJAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695521 BY ADVS. SABU GEORGE P.B.KRISHNAN P.B.SUBRAMANYAN MANU VYASAN PETER RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001 2 THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, NEYYATTINKARA KATTAKKADA ROAD, ALUMMOODU, NEYYATTINKARA, KERALA, PIN - 695121 3 STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MARAYAMUTTAM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695124 4 AMAL RATHEESH MARAYAMUTTOM, MAHANEEYAM, PRA-3, ERAPPAKUZHY, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-01-CT 6481), PIN - 695043 WP(C) No.23689 of 2023 2 2025:KER:27449 5 AJITH S.L SL BHAVAN, ANAYIKONAM, MANCHAVILAKAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-01-BB 7515), PIN - 695503 6 AJEESHKUMAR THOPPIL ARAPPURAPUTHEN VEEDU, VADAKARA MARAYAMUTTAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-01-BD 9286), PIN - 695132 7 LALKRISHNA, KRISHNA BHAVAN, MANNADI, MANCHAVILAKAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-01-V-2714), PIN - 695503 8 RENJITH RENJITH NIVAS, KAKKAVILAKATH, THATHIYOOR, MANCHAVILAKAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-02-AM-8145), PIN - 695503 9 MANIKANDAN 7/1039, ATHIRA NIVAS, THATHIYOOR, MANCHAVILAKAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-20-B 9700)., PIN - 695503 10 ABHILASH K KAKKAVILAKATH, ADJACENT TO ROAD,THATHIYOOR MANCHAVILAKAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (VEHICLE REG.NO.KL-01-BB 7515, PIN - 695503 BY ADVS. V.G.ARUN V.JAYA RAGI(K/3390/1999) R.HARIKRISHNAN (KAMBISSERIL)(K/993/2012) NEERAJ NARAYAN(K/332/2016) GP.SRI.AJITH VISWANATHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) No.23689 of 2023 3 2025:KER:27449 JUDGMENT Dated this the 26th day of March, 2025 The writ petition is filed to direct the respondents 2 and 3 to afford adequate police protection to the petitioner, his workers, the vehicles and its drivers for the purpose of transporting the materials from the petitioner’s quarry described in the writ petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for consideration on 21.07.2023, this Court had directed the 3rd respondent to ensure that there is no law and order problem in the petitioner’s locality. 3. Heard; the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. 4. The learned Government Pleader submits that, subsequent to the passing of the interim order dated 21.07.2023, there has been no law and order problem in the petitioner’s locality. However, the petitioner shall be permitted to transport the materials subject to the condition that he has all the requisite statutory licences. WP(C) No.23689 of 2023 4 2025:KER:27449 5. In the above said circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition, by directing the 3rd respondent to ensure that the law and order is maintained in the petitioner’s locality, for the purpose of transporting the materials from his quarry unit subject to the condition that he has all the requisite statutory licences and permissions. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE AJ WP(C) No.23689 of 2023 5 2025:KER:27449 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 23689/2023 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 A TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS NO.1231/EC2/2019/ SEIAA, DATED 14-02-2020 Exhibit-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT TO OPERATE NO.PCB/TVM-DO/NTA/ICO/QRY/ 14/2020, ISSUED ON 26-02-2020 Exhibit-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLOSIVES LICENSE NO.E/SE/KL/22/315 (E129769) DATED 11-02-2021 ALONG WITH THE COVERING LETTER DATED 23-02- 2021 Exhibit-P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLOSIVES LICENSE NO.E/SE/KL/22/315 (E129769) DATED 14-12-2021 Exhibit-P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE D & O LICENSE, DATED 28- 03-2023 Exhibit-P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER ALONG WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, DATED 23-06-2022 Exhibit-P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE QUARRYING LEASE DATED 27- 07-2022 Exhibit-P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 02 - 11-2022 IN WP(C) NO.35016 OF 2022 BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT Exhibit-P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 10-07-2023 ADDRESSED TO THE DISTRICT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT (RURAL) Exhibit-P10 A TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 11-07-2023 ISSUED FROM MARAYAMUTTAM POLICE STATION