IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3841 of 2010(E) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- JOPAN, S/O.DEVASSY, AGED 40 YEARS, PADAMATTUMMEL HOUSE, GOTHURUTHU KARA, CHENNAMANGALAM VILLAGE, PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY MR.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN, ADVOCATE. MR.NIREESH MATHEW, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENVELIKKARA POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3841 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5rd day of February, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner in this writ petition is aggrieved by the seizure of his country boat by the Sub Inspector of Police alleging violation of the provisions of Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act 2001. It is averred in the writ petition that the petitioner has obtained it on lease from one V.F.Barnabas and Exhibit P1 is the true copy of the licence and Exhibit P2 is the copy of the lease agreement. Presently, confiscation proceedings are pending before the District Collector. 2. The petitioner has submitted a representation seeking for release of the country boat. But, so far no orders have been passed on the said representation. Exhibit P3 is the copy of the representation filed by the petitioner before the 1st respondent. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a W.P.(C) No.3841/2010 2 decision on Exhibit P3, after verifying the licence produced along with the application, within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The final orders under the Act will be passed after notice to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after adverting to his contentions. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp