IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2009 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 8993 of 2009(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ ABDUL SALEEM, S/O.MUHAMMED, PERISSERY HOUSE, PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VAZHAKKAD POLICE STATION, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NOS.9084, 9085 AND 9062/09, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 8993, 9084, 9085 & 9062 OF 2009 ================================= Dated this the 20th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, petitioners claim to be the registered owners of vehicles against which proceedings have been initiated on the allegation that the vehicles have been used for the unauthorised transportation of river sand in contravention of the provisions contained in the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. Proceedings are pending before the 1st respondent District Collector and during its pendency, petitioners have made applications, produced as Ext.P1 in these writ petitions, praying for release of the vehicles. Orders have not been passed on the said applications and therefore the writ petitions are filed. 2. Taking into account the case of the petitioners regarding the pendency of Ext.P1 applications made by them for release of the vehicles pending finalisation of the proceedings, I dispose of these writ petitions directing the District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 applications, if such WPC 8993, 9084, 9085 & 9062/09 :2 : applications have been received from the petitioners. Orders shall be passed, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 10 days of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petitions are disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp