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SOUTHERN ROAK & AGGREGATE MINING CO v. STATE OF KERALA

Kerala High Court
Jul 25, 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL

TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF JULY 2023 / 3RD SRAVANA, 1945

WP(C) NO. 5619 OF 2016

PETITIONER/S:

SOUTHERN ROAK & AGGREGATE MINING CO.,

VALLAMKULAM, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI.MATHEW ABRAHAM.

BY ADVS.

SRI.ENOCH DAVID SIMON JOEL

SRI.GEORGE A.CHERIAN

SRI.PAUL JACOB P

SRI.RONY JOSE

SRI.S.SREEDEV

RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA

REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF

INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2 DIRECTOR OF MINING AND GEOLOGY

DIRECTORATE OF MINING AND GEOLOGY,

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

3 SENIOR GEOLOGIST

DEPARTMENT OF MINING & GEOLOGY, DISTRICT OFFICE,

MINI CIVIL STATION, ARANMULA, PATHANAMTHITTA.

SRI.JUSTIN JACOB, SR.GP

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD

ON 25.07.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE

FOLLOWING:

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J U D G M E N T

Challenge has been laid against constitutional validity of Rule 63 of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015, which has been subsequently amended.

In this view of the matter, nothing survives in the writ petition. Writ petition is ordered to be closed with liberty to challenge in case something survives.

Sd/-

AMIT RAWAL

JUDGE

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