IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2008 / 10TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19804 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.K.ANTHONY, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.KUNJUVAREED, EDAKKALATHOOR HOUSE P.O.ORUMANAYOOR, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. THAVANOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THAVANOOR PO MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THRISSUR. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, COLLECTORATE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR. 5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHAVAKKAD POLICE STATION, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR DIST BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.19804 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner's vehicle has been seized on allegation of illegal transportation of river sand. The petitioner submits that the sand in question was accompanied by all required permits and passes and therefore the seizure is totally illegal. The petitioner also relies on the documents produced in support of his contentions. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: “i) Call for the records leading upto Ext.P6 and quash Ext.P6 with the issue of a writ of Certiorari or other appropriate writ, order or direction, ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to transport the river sand to the place mentioned in permit so issued under “Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulations of Sand Act 2001 and Rules, 2002 without any kind of obstruction or hindrance from him; ii) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents 1 & 2 to eliminate and reduce the long delay and high procedural formalities in issuing river sand permit contemplated under Rule 29(1) (C), (d), (e) and (f) of the Rules, while the river sand permit issued by local authority u/R 29(1)(a) is in force.” W.P.(c)No.19804/08 2 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. I am of opinion that these are all matters which the District Collector has to consider while passing final orders in the matter. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to pass final orders pursuant to the seizure, complained of in this writ petition, as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall personally handover a certified copy of this judgment to the 3rd respondent, who shall hear the petitioner on the date when the certified copy is presented or on another day, so that the orders can be passed within seven days. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.19804/08 3