IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2009 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 18189 of 2009(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- RAHAMATH E.K., S/O. MAMMUNNI, AGED 23 YEARS, IRUPANNAKUZHI HOUSE, VETTILAPPARA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.BABU S. NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, ERNAD TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY ADVOCATE GENERAL MR. C.P.SUDHAKARA PRASAD, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. T.B. HOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No.18189 of 2009-P ------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Babu S.Nair, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.T.B.Hood, the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is the registered owner of a goods vehicle bearing registration No.KL-01G/5506. The said vehicle was seized and ordered to be confiscated under the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Ext.P3, the order passed by the District Collector, Malappuram in that regard is under challenge in this writ petition. By the said order the District Collector ordered confiscation of the vehicle. The petitioner was however permitted to pay the sum of Rs.50,000/- in lieu of confiscation. Today when the writ petition came up for hearing, the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that the petitioner has paid the sum of Rs.50,000/- as directed in Ext.P3 without protest. In that view of the matter, this writ petition has become infructuous. W.P(C) No.18189 of 2009-P 2 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner also submits that this writ petition may be closed as infructuous. In the light of the fact that the petitioner has complied with Ext.P3 order and remitted the sum of Rs.50,000/- without protest, I find no reason to entertain this writ petition. It is accordingly closed as infructuous. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab