IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 33771 of 2007(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.P.BENNY, MOLATHAN HOUSE, KURICHILAKODE, KODANADU P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. KOOVAPPADY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOOVAPPADY. 4. SECRETARY, KOOVAPPADY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY. R1-R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.33771 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 28th February, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that Exts.P3 and P4 applications for registration of his vehicles in the list maintained by the Panchayat for the vehicles approved for transportation of river sand from the Kadavus has been rejected. Ext.P7 is the order of rejection. In Ext.P7 what is stated is that on considering the applications the Panchayat has decided that the request in respect of only those vehicles already registered with the Panchayat need be considered. Exts.P8 and P9 will show that one of the petitioner's two vehicles, namely, KL-40 817 stood registered with the Panchayat during the previous year. It appears that the Panchayat has not taken into account this aspect of the matter. I therefore quash Ext.P7 and direct the Panchayat to take a fresh decision on Ext.P3 application submitted by the petitioner with regard to the vehicle KL-40 817 taking into account Exts.P8 and P9, after hearing the petitioner. Fresh decision as directed above shall be taken at the earliest and at any rate within three weeks of receiving copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE