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3. 4th respondent has filed a counter affidavit and contended that, complaint was received from the petitioner, and on receipt of such complaint on 4/5/2009 with the assistance of the 5th respondent and other subordinate staff a spot study was conducted. On inspection it was found that, permit was granted to one P.K. Abdul Azeez, S/o. Moideen Haji, Parayan Kandy House, P.O., Poovattuparamba for mining ordinary clay from 5 cents of land vide permit No. 7/2009-10/OC/DOM/M-1824/2009 dated 8/5/2009. It was also contended that, the said permit was issued by the 1st respondent after obtaining the possession certificate and location map issued by the Village Officer, Pulikkal Village and the location of the spot to be mined is specifically identified in the location map. It was also contended that, on the date of mining there was no valid permit issued to the 6th and 7th respondents. On finding that the  mining was conducted illegally on the basis of the license issued to one P.K. Abdul Azeez, stop memo was immediately issued and a JCB bearing No. KL.10-AB/2053 was seized on mahazar.