IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2010 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36249 of 2010(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. VAVACHAN JOSE, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.THE LATE JOSEPH, ETTUPARAYIL HOUSE, PUNNATHURA WEST P.O., ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 631. 2. SOMASEKHARAN NAIR, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.THE LATE PARAMESWARAN NAIR, VADAKKEDATHU HOUSE, ARUMANOOR P.O., AYARKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 568. BY ADVS. SRI.C.S.MANU SRI.S.K. PREMRAJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM - 686 001. 3. DEPUTY COLLECTOR (L.R), COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM.PIN- 686 001. 4. TAHSILDAR, KOTTAYAM TALUK, KOTTAYAM.686 001. 5. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, AYARKUNNAM POLICE STATION, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT.PIN- 686 002. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT PLEADER SRI. P.N.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 36249 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 6th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P1 order passed by the District Collector on 6/8/2009 exercising his powers under the provisions of the Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001. There is absolutely no justification, muchless any acceptable justification, for the inordinate delay in filing the writ petition. Therefore, I decline to entertain the writ petition filed at this distance of time. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp