IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2010 / 21TH POUSHA 1931 Con.Case(C).No. 1552 of 2009(S) ---------------------------------------------- THE JUDGEMENT IN W.P.(C).NO.31335/2009 DATED 04/11/2009. .................... PETITIONER: ------------------- KHADER, S/O.KUNJUMOHAMMED, AGED 22 YEARS ELECTRICIAN, KOTTAPURATH HOUSE,THIRUVATHRA P.O, MANATHALA VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.P.M.ZIRAJ. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- V.K.BABY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, THRISSUR. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- Cont. Case (C) No. 1552 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Sri. P.M.Ziraj, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the District Collector, Thrissur, has passed final orders in the proceedings initiated by him under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 and ordered confiscation of the petitioner's vehicle. He submits that this contempt case may therefore be closed reserving liberty with the petitioner to challenge the order passed by the District Collector in other appropriate proceedings. In the light of the said submission, this contempt case is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge the order passed by the District Collector in other appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps