IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2011 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28267 of 2011(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SRI.REJI JOSEPH, S/O.JOSEPH, AGED 35 YEARS, 5/199, CHORAPPILLIL HOUSE, KOYILANDY TALUK, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE - 673 001. 2. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOORACHUNDU POLICE STATION (CRIME 134/11) KOZHIKODE DISTRICT - 673 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2011 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.28291 OF 2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.28267/2011 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE. P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER D THE REPORT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C)s.28267 & 28291/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 25th day of October, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioners are the owners of Motor Cycles bearing registration Nos.KL/11G 8560 and KL/56-D-235. Proceedings under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001, have been initiated and such proceedings are pending before the first respondent. It is at that stage, relying on the judgment of this Court in Shoukathali v. District Collector (2007 (1) KLT 86), the writ petitions have been filed seeking a direction to release the vehicles. 2. In my view, since the proceedings are pending before the statutory authorities, at this stage it is for the petitioners to appear before the said authorities, urge their contentions and get the vehicles released. With that liberty, the writ petitions are disposed of. 3. It is clarified that the applications filed by the petitioners for release of the vehicles, shall be considered and orders thereon shall be passed, in the light of the aforesaid judgment and as W.P.(C)s.28267 & 28291/11 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs