IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 24960 of 2009(L) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.VELU, AGED 46 YEARS, NEDIYODATH HOUSE, MARAMCHERY PO,. MARANCHERY VILLAGE, PONNANI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DIST(OWNER OF A MINI LORRY BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL.18-9692) BY ADV. MR.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TAHASILDAR, PONNANI TALUK, 3. THE SUB INSPECTOROF POLICE, PERUMPADAPPU POLICE STATION. MR.P.NARAYANAN – GOVT.PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ALONG WITH W.P.(C)NO.17186 OF 2010 ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) Nos.24960/09 & 17186 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T Both these writ petitions are filed against the same order of the District Collector passed under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act. Filing of a second writ petition again on the same cause of action, with an affidavit stating that no earlier writ petition has not been filed by the petitioner seeking similar or identical reliefs on the same subject, while the earlier one is pending, amounts to abuse of the process of court. Although I was inclined to direct action against the petitioner for the same, in view of the fact that the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw both the writ petitions, taking a lenient view, I dismiss both the writ petitions as withdrawn. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd