IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2010 / 16TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 297 of 2010(J) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- SABU JOY, S/O.JOY, SANJU BHAVAN, PANTHAPLAVU P.O., PATTAZHY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.B.MOHANLAL, ADVOCATE MR.C.SINOY, ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNICODE POLICE STATION, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. PIRAVANTHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIRAVANTHOOR P.O., PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.297 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is the registered owner of a 2009 Model Tata HGV Goods Carriage bearing Registration No.KL-25- A-7490. The grievance of the petitioner is that his vehicle is illegally detained by the 2nd respondent from 22.12.2009 for alleged illegal transportation of river sand. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the sand was covered by valid pass Exhibit P2 issued by the 3rd respondent Panchayath. Seeking for release of the vehicle, the petitioner has approached this Court. It is pointed out that the petitioner has already moved the 1st respondent in the matter seeking interim custody of the vehicle. If the petitioner has already filed such an application, the 1st respondent will consider the prayer for interim custody of the vehicle within a period of one week from the date of receipt W.P.(C) No.297/2010 2 of a copy of this judgment. The proceedings under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act 2001 will be finalised within a period of two months, after hearing the petitioner. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp