IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 28212 of 2009(V) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- SUBASH, S/O.SUBRAMANIAN, NADUTHODI HOUSE, KADAMPUZHA P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. MR.C.V.MANUVILSAN MR.P.G.SURESH SMT.K.VIDYA MR.M.R.VIBIN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTTIPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO.28236/2009 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).Nos.28212/2009-V, 28236/2009-Y, 28240/2009-Y, 28245/2009-A, 28263/2009-C, 28297/2009-F, 28298/2009-F, 28327/2009-I & 28334/2009-J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT All these matters are filed by different persons seeking orders for expeditious disposal of applications filed for temporary or final release of vehicles in terms of the Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 and the Rules framed thereunder. It is pointed out that Rule 27 of the aforesaid Rules, among other things, provides for preparation of a mahazar, a copy of which is to be given to the person possessing the vehicle at the time of seizure and that the vehicle may be returned if the owner of the vehicle or the possessor remits the amount as may be fixed in terms of the Act and the Rules. Taking that into consideration, WPC28212/09 & con.cases -: 2 :- the applications of the petitioners in these matters will be taken up on the basis of the priority by the District Collector and all requests for temporary release of vehicles shall be considered and ordered within a period of three weeks and final orders shall be issued in terms of the aforesaid Act and Rules within a period of four months. These writ petitions are ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/141009