IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1197 of 2009(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIVAPRASAD A,S/O. MOOTHORAKUTTY, AGED 43 YEARS, THOONERI HOUSE, EDAKARA POST, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SMT.LATHA PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR KOZHIKODE), CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SAZNTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No. 1197 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner is the registered owner of the vehicle bearing registration No. KL-11-W-5516. He is aggrieved by Ext.P1, an order passed by the District Collector in terms of the provisions contained in the Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. The main contention raised is that being the registered owner, the order should not have been passed without notice to him. 2. A reading of the order also shows that, only one Mr. Hirosh was heard and that there was no notice to the petitioner. For that reason itself Ext.P1 deserves to be set aside and I do so. 3. Accordingly quashing Ext.P1, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to issue notice to the petitioner, hear him and then pass fresh orders. /2/ Petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the first respondent for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ /2/