IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 9995 of 2009(T) ---------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- MUSTAFA.P, AGED 33 YEARS,S/O.MOOSA, PERISSERY HOUSE, PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE DIST. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR,ERNAD TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,VAZHAKKAD POLICE STATION,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009 ALONG WITH WPC NOs. 10646 / 2009 & 10469/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. --------------------- W.P.(C).Nos.9995,10469 &10646 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of April, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioners in these writ petitions are the registered owners of the vehicle bearing registration Nos.KL 11AB/1731,KL-11L/4377 and KL-10G/3726. Proceedings were initiated against the vehicles under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act. When the vehicles were declined to be released they approached this court and pursuant to the orders passed by this court, the District Collector has issued orders releasing the vehicle subject to the conditions. Petitioners grievance is that although they have complied with all conditions imposed by the District Collector, the vehicles have not still been released to them. 2. A reading of the orders passed by the District Collector shows that the vehicles were ordered to be WP(c).Ns.9995/09 & Ors. /2/ released on the petitioners complying with the conditions imposed and pending finalization of the proceedings. Therefore, if the petitioners have complied with the conditions imposed by the District Collector there is no reason why the vehicles shall not be released. Therefore, it is directed that if this submission that the vehicles are not involved in any other proceeding is factually correct, on the production of a copy of this judgment, the vehicles in question shall be released by the first respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WP(c).Ns.9995/09 & Ors. /2/