IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2010 / 22ND ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 19008 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VINOD V.T., AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. A.K.THANKAPPAN, VANDANATHARA HOUSE, PUNNATHURA EAST P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KOTTAYAM TALUK OFFICE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. THE GEOLOGIST, MINING & GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM. 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LR), COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVT PLEADER SRI. DILEEP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP ADMISSION ON 14/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO.19008 OF 2010 (A) ===================== Dated this the 14th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P8, a final order passed by the District Collector exercising his powers under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act. 2. A reading of Ext.P8 shows that proceedings were initiated against the petitioner on the basis that while Ext.P2 permit authorised transportation of ordinary sand, the lorry contained two different varieties of sand. Thus, one variety of sand was river sand, for the transportation of which, the petitioner has no pass. In that view, the proceedings initiated by Ext.P8 cannot be said to be faulty. Writ Petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE vi