IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2009 / 11TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 38015 of 2008(A) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER : ---------------- HARIDAS, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O SUBRAHMANYAN, KUTTIPARAMBIL HOUSE, PYOMKODE VILLAGE, KONATHUKUNNU DESOM, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH CHAKYAT RESPONDENTS : ------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, MUKUNDAPURAM, IRINJALAKUDA. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IRINGALAKUDA POLICE STATION. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No.38015 of 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT In this writ petition, Exhibit P3 order is under challenge. By Exhibit P3, a fine has been imposed on the petitioner on the finding that petitioner violated the provisions of the Kerala River Bank Protection and Sand Mining Regulation Act. From the pleadings, it is seen that the petitioner has a case that Exhibit P3 has been passed without notice to him. If that be so, necessarily the matter needs consideration afresh. That apart, on a reading of Exhibit P3, it can be seen that no reasons have been stated to justify the imposition of fine as has been done in Exhibit P3 and for that reason also Exhibit P3 deserves to be quashed. Accordingly, Exhibit P3 is quashed and the first respondent is directed to reconsider the matter with notice to the petitioner and with an opportunity of being heard. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm