THE EDAKKADAVU ROAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION v. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
WPC 34224/2007-2-Recording the submission that police will take effective steps toprevent illegal sand mining, the writ petition is disposed of
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 21
Judgment
Operative part
J.B. Koshy &T.R. Ramachandran Nair JJ.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -W.P.(C).NO&34224 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of February, 2007JUDGMENTKoshy, J.This is a petition filed by the Edakkadavu Road ResidentsAssociation stating that illegal sand mining is taking place in Edakkadavuand no effective measures are taken for preventing illegal sand mining. 2. A statement was filed by the first respondent stating that effective steps are being taken. Sand mining in the rivers in Kerala State is a general problem. It is the bounden duty of the police to see that illegal sand mining is prohibited. Interest of the people living in the locality is to be protected than the interest of the workers. What is more important is the protection of the environment. If sand mining is allowed to take place, the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India will be infringed. Therefore, the police should see that effective steps are taken to prevent illegal sand mining and if the order is violated and effective measures are taken, the police should be responsible. WPC 34224/2007-2-Recording the submission that police will take effective steps to prevent illegal sand mining, the writ petition is disposed of. (J. B. Koshy, Judge.)(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)kav/
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: WPC 34224/2007-2-Recording the submission that police will take effective steps toprevent illegal sand mining, the writ petition is disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 21.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Kerala High Court, on 01 Feb 2007. The bench was T R RAMACHANDRAN NAIR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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