IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31042 of 2009(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- LEKSHMI AGENCIES, SABARY K.P.VI, 1050, MURINGAMANGALAM, KONNI, PIN-689 691, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SURESH KUMAR, CHARIVU KALAYIL KUMMANNOR P.O., KONNI. BY ADV. MR.V.SETHUNATH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT.OF KERALA SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY TO LAW DEPARTMENT GOVT.OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF MINING GEOLOGY, DIRECTORATE OF MINING & GEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MINES, GOVT.OF INDIA, 3RD FLOOR, A WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-1. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. R5 BY ADV. MR.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.SG. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.31042 of 2009 - A ---------------------------------------- Dated 5th November, 2009 Judgment In this writ petition, the petitioner challenges the legislative competence of the State Legislature to enact and bring into force the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regu- lation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. The petitioner contends that the State Legislature is not competent to enact such a law and that the Parliament alone has got the legislative competence. The issued raised in this writ petition is squarely covered against the petitioner by the decision of this Court in Subramanian v. State of Kerala (2009 (1) KLT 77). The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa